Living through the COVID-19 pandemic, talented photographer Charlotte Grimes wanted to highlight how our worlds were turned inside out.
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The Damascus College year 11 student combined the influence of the pandemic with the inspiration she draws from portrait photography and artworks by surrealist painters such as Salvador Dali to hone her skills in surrealistic portraiture.
The result is an exhibition, The Ineffable, which is on display at the open-air Unicorn Lane Gallery.
"I have been exploring how we all have a unique approach to navigating the human condition, yet we are forever connected to each other by the emotional landscape that we share," she said.
"My series of images entitled 'The Ineffable' are of household chores in nature and have been influenced by the COVID-19 pandemic.
"With three in particular, I wanted to highlight that our worlds have been turned inside out, where our existence is now defined by our homes and the natural landscapes around us."
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The photos chosen were part of her photography tasks over the past 18 months.
"The process of curating photos for my exhibition, and seeing them on display in the gallery, confirmed to me that I have been developing my own style over the last year and a half. I have found this experience really valuable in confirming my artistic direction for surrealistic portraiture," she said.
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