Description
Rebecca Sexton Larson
Diminishing Silence, From the series: Leavings: Things Remaining
Sheet Size: 8.3 x 11.7 inches, Image Size: 5.5 x 5.5 inches
Archival pigment on Kozo paper with hand stitching
Date: 2024
Edition of 10
Statement
The series Leavings: Things Remaining illustrates fictional scenes evocative of historical still-life, where I give forgotten objects new life in unexpected contexts. Despite their familiarity, the subjects often have a dark and unsettling appearance. These constructed narratives delve into our emotional connection to our memories and cherished possessions.
Bio
Rebecca Sexton Larson is a studio artist specializing in both historic and contemporary photographic processes. She holds degrees in Fine Arts (painting) and Mass Communications (journalism) from the University of South Florida. Sexton Larson has been awarded three Individual Artist Fellowships and an Artist Enhancement Grant from the State of Florida. In 2005, the City of Tampa commissioned her as its Photographer Laureate, documenting the visual poetry of Tampa using a pinhole camera combined with hand-painted original prints. In 2015 and 2017, Larson attended the prestigious Creative Capital Professional Development Program that supports innovative artists across the country.
Larson's photographs can be found in numerous major collections throughout the country, including Polaroid, Progressive Corporate Art, Graham Nash, Tampa Museum of Art, City of Orlando, and the New Mexico Historical Museum (Palace of the Governors). Her work has been featured in various photographic periodicals, such as View Camera Magazine, Black and White Magazine, Adore Noir Magazine, and Afterimage.
To see more of Larson's work, please visit her website: https://www.sextonlarson.com/
