Lana Tager

My concentration consists of multiple exposure charcoal drawings of the human face and body. Although multiple exposure is a photography term, I felt compelled to translate it into drawings. I was inspired by Francis Picabia, an Italian painter from the early 20th century, and particularly by his Transparencies series of the human face and body, which resemble multiple exposure. I was also inspired by Alex Garant, a contemporary Canadian artist, whose hyperrealist portraits are mixed with surrealist elements which resemble multiple exposure. I find multiple exposure to be compelling and hypnotic, and I see it as a unique way to portray movement. I was fascinated by the different poses the human body takes during a singular action. Whether it’s the movement of a hand, the turning of a head, or the twist of a back, the human body takes on slightly different, exquisite forms with each separate motion. I am also fascinated by the way the human eye can play tricks on us. When the viewer looks at my pieces, I want their eyes to see many different things, as if my pieces are an optical illusion that will compel them come back multiple times to try and figure them out. By exploring the human body through the lense of multiple exposure, I have developed a newfound appreciation for the body and the different ways it can be perceived, all of which are individual, unique, and beautiful.