Judith Bach
Acerbumdulce (Series)
DESCRIPTION
Acerbumdulce (Latin: bittersweet).
Growing old is a bittersweet privilege, one denied to so many, but ageing is also accompanied by a multitude of emotional and physical changes.
Youth and beauty fade, old age envelops the wearer with a cloak of invisibility.
Acerbumdulce is a series of self-portraits using various techniques exploring these concepts and attempting to shrug off my own shrouds as I approach my 70th birthday.
AUTHOR
Judith is a Worcestershire based photographer with an interest in the preservation of photographic archives and their use in an artistic practice. We only see snippets of information when viewing any photograph, there is always a gap between what we see and what we truly know; this break in time is what makes snapshots unequalled. Photographs are static objects but their meaning constantly evolves, they are never anchored in time. Working with both contemporary and archival imagery Judith's interventions allow alternative dialogues to be imagined. She has a BA (Hons) Photography Degree (1st Class).
Exhibitions:
2023 Portrait: Self, Others (Group exhibition) PhotoPlace Gallery, Middlebury, Vermont, USA. 8th -30th August.
2022 Solo exhibition at The Hive, Worcestershire. 12th-24th August.
2021 Then and Now (Group exhibition) Galerie Huit Arles, Arles, France. 4th July-26th September.
Succesful Open Calls:
2023 Winner PhotoPlace [Gallery] Vermont, USA.
2022 Gold Winner in the Budapest International Foto Awards Fine Art-Collage category.
2022 Bronze Winner in the Budapest International Foto Awards Fine Art-Collage category.
2022 Finalist AOP Student Awards (Places Category).
2022 Shortlisted / Highly Commended Belfast Photography Festival.
2021 Finalist AOP Student Awards (Places Category).
2021 Winner in the 1854 Open Walls Open Call.
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