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Collaged Portraits
Collaged Portraits
Collaged Portraits
For Julia,
For Julia,
For Julia,
For the lovely Mads,
For the lovely Mads,
Benry Fauna is a portrait photographer and collage artist currently living in New Orleans. He received his BFA in Applied Media Arts: Photography with a minor in Art History from Pennsylvania Western University, Edinboro. His personal and editorial work has been published in ANTIGRAVITY Magazine, Mob Journal Magazine, Paper Magazine, among others.
Based in New Orleans, Benry Fauna is perfectly located to combine his loves of creating powerful imagery and experiencing music. After years of work as an undergrad, photography has become a labor of love for this young man. Early in the process, he became intrigued with portraiture - discovering new ways to articulate feelings and illustrate ideas relating to people in his life.
Benry believes that art can be used to process trauma and heal. He likes to create a space in which he can collaborate with his subjects - allowing them to bring their own emotions and inform in unique and honest ways.
Sometimes, it's less about the pictures and more about the process, such is Benry's love for image making. He has learned that creativity is an open door, and an opportunity to connect with oneself and others. The artist describes his work as glamor in the gutter, labeling himself as, "A mess that cleans up well." He showcases a range of styles, from honoring traditional portraiture, to using collage as a pragmatic and surrealist method of addressing themes of grief, confidence, vulnerability, and how emotional experiences shape identity. Benry believes a portrait ought to bring you close to yourself. Overall, he aims to nurture the theme, discovering a better understanding of how we express our humanity.
"I began to collage, reshape, and sculpt portraits as a way to ruminate on the relationship we have with our own image. Every fold of fabric shifts our perspective like a heightened emotion obscuring our reality. The pang of relatability opens us up to reflect on our own humanity. Nurturing a belief that a portrait ought to bring you closer to yourself." - Benry Fauna
Represented by Kellie Nash at Agent Peach Arts
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