LYNN KARLIN
Still Lives: Stories in Profile

Rarely do we see others (or ourselves) in profile. Yet profiles illuminate a person’s strengths, courage, and vulnerabilities. I choose my subjects for their distinctive, distinguishing features. The topography of a face in profile fascinates and challenges me. The more limited depth constraints of a profile can lead to the most striking results. I find this unusual view to be elegant and mysterious, at once simplifying and yet strengthening. I look for the unique contours of a face, the prominent features, the ruffled hair, the lines of time. I want to show the rarely seen side view when a personality and a story emerge in their simplest form. Each profile is an adventure in discovery as I set out to capture the moment when my subject’s inner self emerges, direct and stunning, in side view. Each profile reflects the uniquely accumulated experiences of its individual life.

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