These are beautiful.
My first encounter with the work of Chloe Fay Worth Smith came in the form of large mounted color print of a mattress stained with menstrual blood. In a group show at Sarah Lawrence College, the work was magnetic and alluring, its uncomfortable subject matter elevated by its aesthetic beauty. The vision, so ordinary in the context of girlhood humiliations, became unfamiliar through her lens, emerging like the mysterious remains of some remarkable event.
I spoke with Smith about her work, feminism, and what motivates her to pursue such innovative work. Some of the following images are NSFW. "When I first started making photographs, I was staging these elaborate shoots with my former girlfriend. In college, I studied with photographer Justine Kurland, who laughed when I first showed her my work. She was the first person to tell me that my pictures were forced or cliché, and suggested that I strip away all the excess factors.
You mentioned to me that the graphic nature of your work sometimes keeps people from showing it. What motivates you to continue to produce such courageous work?
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