Search for the Madonna

Living in Mexico and later for the Studies Abroad Program in Cortona, Italy, I found myself drawn to the many representations of the Madonna, central to religious practices I had not grown up in. These images are my response to that sacred awe.

Steph

Cortona, Italy 1986

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Image from solarized negative on Polaroid P/N film

Kitty

Cortona, Italy 1986

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Pinhole image from Polaroid P/N film

Ecstasy of St. Teresa

1989

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Image from negative on Polaroid P/N film

Bruce

Cortona, Italy 1986

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Pinhole image from Polaroid P/N film

Robin

Cortona, Italy 1986

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Image from solarized negative on Polaroid P/N film

Beth

Cortona, Italy 1986

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Image from solarized negative on Polaroid P/N film

Half Beth

Cortona, Italy 1986

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Image from solarized negative on Polaroid P/N film

Lovers

Cortona, Italy 1986

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Image from solarized negative on Polaroid P/N film

Mike

Cortona, Italy 1986

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Image from solarized negative on Polaroid P/N film

Tara

Cortona, Italy 1986

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Image from solarized negative on Polaroid P/N film

Suzanne

Cortona, Italy 1986

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Image from solarized negative on Polaroid P/N film

Jane

Cortona, Italy 1986

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Image from solarized negative on Polaroid P/N film

Angelo

Cortona, Italy 1986

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Pinhole image from Polaroid P/N film

Ivey with Madonna

Cortona, Italy 1986

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Pinhole image from Polaroid P/N film

Grace

Decatur, GA 1987

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Pinhole image on Polaroid P/N film

Female Christ

Atlanta, GA 1987

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