Diaphanous

The figures in the Diaphanous Series are the result of experimenting with close up shots of grapes and fall-colored grape leaves in a vineyard. The dark hair is actually a grape. (The wall is from photos of textured glass.) In working with the images, overlapping and overlaying them with each other, I discovered I could create a series of figures. The figures with no individual features and being so nearly "see through" reminded me of how woman are often regarded, how inconsequential they still remain in many respects. In Diaphanous I, she is young, tall, and confident as she walks along the wall. In Diaphanous II, she realizes that she can't get beyond the wall and that her head is pressed against a ceiling. Diaphanous III suggests that women are basically stereotyped either as being on a pedestal as the perfect wife and mother or as a sex object, but not respected for their individual qualities and potential. In Diaphanous IV, she is now a little thicker, a bit stooped, and still walking along the wall. Diaphanous Generations (V) finds the daughter under the same shroud, since "traditions" and cultural "habits" tend to continue, but is she actually emerging more into the light? Is there hope of change?