BIO
Natasha Harrison was born in Chesapeake, VA, and currently lives in Brooklyn, NY as an MFA in Photography candidate at Pratt Institute. She has received her BFA in Studio Arts, with a specialization in Photography from the University of Central Florida. She uses digital and alternative darkroom photographic processes to create slightly askew images that offer a softer way to approach bigger issues like identity, time, and distance. Recently, she was a part of Marked by Choice, an art exhibition partnered with Stay with Me which raised money for victims of human trafficking. She was featured in a group exhibition Air Index, displayed at Equivalent Behavior, London, UK. She is currently the assistant to lumen print artist, Rachelle Bussieres, a NYC based artist. She is interning for LUMIÈRE NYC.
ARTIST STATEMENT
My photographic images appear "normal" but include skewed and bizarre details to present a distorted reality that is fun to visually unfold. Hidden within my work is a self-portrait, hiding behind humor and storytelling to describe my life from being a queer woman, to living in Florida most of my life. I use digital and alternative photographic processes to navigate subjects of identity, time, and distance. My slightly askew images offer a softer way to approach bigger issues. By capturing something visually appealing, the viewer is invited to discover a deeper, darker truth makes it easier to understand.