bocs

Visually, Naomi’s work appeals to me due to its use of multiples and repetition. I am also drawn to her choice of materials, such as cardboard, and use of bright colours. Naomi often incorporates recognizable objects and images which, when altered in some way, can result in a shift in meaning.

Ideas and methods of collecting and ordering are apparent in the work, almost like a visual taxonomy, attesting Naomi’s efforts to find ’something permanent’ and ‘absorb’ her surroundings. Her work is sharp and witty, often with a dark humour, combining references from anthropology and history with (those from) popular culture and the kitsch.

I find her work exciting and look forward to see where it may take her in the future.

Naomi Lethbridge is Siân Green’s choice for the christmas bocs nadolig exhibition.

Private View
8th August 7-9.00-PM

Open to Public 9 – 30th August 2008
(Monday- Saturday 10am-4pm)

Originating from Cornwall, my work is concerned with ideas of narrative and identity within set up and studio photography. I work with myself as the singular model for the creation of characters and alternate personae in surreal, often heavily saturated, realities with ambiguous and fragmented narratives. Working with digital photo manipulation techniques to create realistic images of the impossible, I multiply myself within the frame in the form of different characters. These may be pictures of myself, but they are most certainly not self-portraits. I work to create layers of staged realities that are at times highly theatrical and that spring forth from a wide range of inspiration, from classical painting to contemporary cinema.

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