A Woman I Once Knew by Rosalind Fox Solomon
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At thirty-eight, in Chattanooga, Tennessee, Rosalind Fox Solomon embarked on a new life as a photographer. Under the guidance of Lisette Model in the early 1970s, she sharpened the photographic voice that would define her extraordinary half-century career. After relocating to a loft in New York City in 1984 and traveling to places such as Peru, India, South Africa, and Cambodia, Solomon gained recognition for her fearless portrayal of the ordinary moments of life across the globe.
During these same years, Solomon turned the camera on herself. Photography became an act of relentless introspection, and over five decades, she documented the changes in her aging body while embracing the self-alienation that the camera so often provokes. *A Woman I Once Knew* gathers these self-portraits, accompanied by Solomon's extended writings, creating a unique autobiographical work that ambitiously intertwines image and text. Her words hint at the periodic depressions and the euphoric encounters with foreign cultures that marked her extraordinary journey, influencing her deeply empathetic photographic approach. Her writings and self-portraits engage in a charged, suggestive dialogue, revealing layers of her inner life.
This new work from an epoch-defining photographer showcases an intense rigor and sensitivity in her self-examination, offering a profound exploration of the infinite possibilities when the self becomes the subject.