©Anja Niemi
Expositions du 10/1/2015 au 10/3/2015 Terminé
The Little Black Gallery 13A Park Walk Londres France
The Little Black Gallery is proud to announce the exciting new exhibitionThe Little Black Gallery 13A Park Walk Londres France
DARLENE & ME by ANJA NIEMI
'One of the most compelling modern artists working today’ Haute Living
In the new series Darlene & Me, Norwegian photographer Anja Niemi inhabits a house in the California desert, in which she explores the fictional character Darlene. Niemi continues to function as the photographer, subject and director of her images, aiming as always for absolute control.
Darlene & Me started with the content of a suitcase from 1959, that left the photographer thinking about the relationship we have with ourselves. The case belonged to a beauty counselor named Darlene and contained makeup samples, brochures and the receipts from her sales. Most of the samples appeared to be untouched, but she could see clear traces of her fingers in the two lipstick colors Strawberry Festival and Princess Pink. In August 1960 Darlene sold a jar of Liquid Beauty and one Temptress's Hairspray, both were to herself. After that she made no more sales.
©Anja Niemi
The case left Niemi with a feeling of a woman’s failed attempt at success, and a strong sense of who got in her way. The woman Niemi envisioned became the only character of her next series, Darlene and Me. Isolated in a rented house in the Californian desert, Niemi takes on the part of Darlene to tell the story of her fictional characters intricate relationship to herself. Darlene & Me portray two women, photographed together in displays of conflict or simply in each others company whether in agony or comfort. The two are, of course the same woman.
This is Niemi's third exhibition with The Little Black Gallery and she is now one of the galleries most popular and successful photographers worldwide. Following the success of her previous two exhibitions Starlets and Do Not Disturb, The Little Black Gallery is now delighted, with the support of the Norwegian Embassy London, to showcase Anja's latest series Darlene & Me.
Born in Norway in 1976, Anja Niemi studied at the London College of Printing and Parsons School of Design in Paris and New York. She has exhibited widely in both Europe and USA with her previous series Do Not Disturb, Starlets, Portrait of the Invisible and Porcelain.