Kelly Strong - About my work.

My work is an examination of human fragility, sometimes pinpointing specific instances of pain, damage, vulnerability and how these factors are dealt with. Each work presents an idea to the viewer as it would present itself in real life - a sometimes subtle, but definite attack.

I explore the relationships between the "damaged" and "normal" by forcing an awareness of the damage, first invoking compassion and then, compelling the viewer to look deeper to reveal the similarities between the "damaged" and seemingly "normal" human and our impending mortality.

My intentions, in some series, are less apparent, diminishing the attack on the viewer. In some of these pieces, objects are used in place of the human form to aesthetically relate the ideas intended, as not all damage is obvious in real life. When examining these pieces, the viewer must explore the possibilities of the damage presented to gain full awareness and the affect intended.

I believe it necessary to push the viewer to a higher understanding of damage and find relationships between themselves and what is presented.
 

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