honorable mention
Jennifer Loeber united states
title
Gyrle
I learned of Lorelei's gender switch through an online alumnus site for the non-traditional summer camp we both attended as adolescents. Our mutual experience in such an unusual locale allowed for an immediate intimacy between us, despite the passing of 20 years and a new need to renegotiate our relationship as adults of the same sex.
These images present a visual chronicle of her process of metamorphosis, the inherent duality in all natural elements, and the expectations, influences and aesthetics that color our ideas of femininity. They are an inquiry into to what we assign as "feminine," and the socially defined behaviors and roles of women (both biological and gender identified).
She has been exhibited widely, including exhibitions at the Daegu Photo Biennale in South Korea, the Griffin Museum of Photography, The Center for Fine Art Photography, the SCOPE Art Fair in New York City, The Center for Photography at Woodstock, Photoville Festival and Rayko Gallery.
Her work has been published in The Los Angeles Times, GEO, PDN, CNN, Huffington Post, The Village Voice, VICE, Marie Claire, LINDA, Guernica, Le Journal de la Photographie and GUP Magazine. She was also included in the book The Collector’s Guide to Emerging Art Photography published by The Humble Arts Foundation.
She has received numerous honors and awards for her work including selection for the 2015 New York Times Portfolio Review, The Barcelona International Photography Award (2015), a Terry O’Neill TAG award nomination (2012), a Darkroom Residency at The Camera Club of New York (2011), Finalist in Photolucida’s Critical Mass (2011), Honorable Mention in CENTER’s 2010 Project Competition and inclusion in Review Santa Fe (2010).
Jennifer currently lives and works in Brooklyn, NY.
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entry description
This on-going project explores the definition of womanhood as seen through a transgender woman whom I first met while we were (opposite sex) teenagers.I learned of Lorelei's gender switch through an online alumnus site for the non-traditional summer camp we both attended as adolescents. Our mutual experience in such an unusual locale allowed for an immediate intimacy between us, despite the passing of 20 years and a new need to renegotiate our relationship as adults of the same sex.
These images present a visual chronicle of her process of metamorphosis, the inherent duality in all natural elements, and the expectations, influences and aesthetics that color our ideas of femininity. They are an inquiry into to what we assign as "feminine," and the socially defined behaviors and roles of women (both biological and gender identified).
about the photographer
Jennifer Loeber was born and raised in New York City and received her BFA in photography from Massachusetts College of Art.She has been exhibited widely, including exhibitions at the Daegu Photo Biennale in South Korea, the Griffin Museum of Photography, The Center for Fine Art Photography, the SCOPE Art Fair in New York City, The Center for Photography at Woodstock, Photoville Festival and Rayko Gallery.
Her work has been published in The Los Angeles Times, GEO, PDN, CNN, Huffington Post, The Village Voice, VICE, Marie Claire, LINDA, Guernica, Le Journal de la Photographie and GUP Magazine. She was also included in the book The Collector’s Guide to Emerging Art Photography published by The Humble Arts Foundation.
She has received numerous honors and awards for her work including selection for the 2015 New York Times Portfolio Review, The Barcelona International Photography Award (2015), a Terry O’Neill TAG award nomination (2012), a Darkroom Residency at The Camera Club of New York (2011), Finalist in Photolucida’s Critical Mass (2011), Honorable Mention in CENTER’s 2010 Project Competition and inclusion in Review Santa Fe (2010).
Jennifer currently lives and works in Brooklyn, NY.
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