First published 2019
Waking each morning in Iowa, an artist trains her lens on her own face, confronting the complexities of identity. As she cycles through expressions, poses, and states of undress, the self-portraits reveal the intersections of gender, race, sexuality, and spirituality that shape her experience. The daily ritual challenges the viewer to see the artist in her full humanity, neither flattened nor fetishized.
Genres: art, autobiography, biography-memoir, 21st-century
Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: self-discovery, self-reflection
Setting: Iowa
Period: 21st-century
Hardcover