This black-and-white photograph depicts a young woman seated and smiling as she appears to be holding a book. The image has a stark, minimalist composition with the subject centered and occupying the majority of the frame. The subject's face is partially obscured, emphasizing the anonymity of the individual. The overall style and technique suggest a documentary or naturalistic approach, capturing a candid moment in an unadorned manner. The intention behind the piece may be to explore themes of anonymity, youth, or the simple pleasures of reading in a contemplative setting. ...
Marie Angeletti uses photography to re-frame discordant yet familiar genres of representation. The French artist collects imagery from art historical sources, Google image searches, and media platforms. She photographs and re-photographs it, thereby continuously re-interpreting the act of making and looking at art. The process of continuous re-framing and repetition in Angeletti’s practice speaks to ways information is being treated in contemporary media platforms, where the notion of authorship is often a contested subject. In the artist’s works the original source of the image becomes blurred and unfocused, giving space of novel, unexpected interpretations. In such a way, Angeletti’s juxtaposed, digitally manipulated, combined and rearranged photography allows for endless possibilities of meaning. ...
