{"product_id":"untitled-no-32-from-the-series-self-portraits-2010","title":"Jen Davis: Untitled No. 32, from the series Self-Portraits, 2010","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eUntitled No. 32\u003c\/em\u003e was made by Jen Davis in 2010, in a series of self-portraits attempting to communicate roles of beauty and identity, focusing on the body. Self-observation is central to Davis’s work, which is featured in \u003cem\u003ereGeneration 2: Tomorrow’s Photographers Today\u003c\/em\u003e, the second book in Aperture’s series shining a spotlight on the next generation’s rising stars.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDavis confronts the image of a body whose physical appearance is hard to bear. She assumes two roles: as subject and object, she is both observer and observed. The artist explains, “What interested me about the image was the way the body was emerging from the center of the frame and bed. It felt heavy to me due to the dark clothing, yet the image had an ethereal lightness. I liked this contrast and felt that it added drama to the image.”\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Aperture","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42514054054022,"sku":"L0314","price":1000.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0585\/5399\/1302\/files\/Aperture-L0314-1_68a1906e-12a1-409f-ae56-0c4e479056ba.jpg?v=1763775391","url":"https:\/\/store.aperture.org\/products\/untitled-no-32-from-the-series-self-portraits-2010","provider":"Aperture","version":"1.0","type":"link"}