During the COVID-19 lockdown, Fay built a body of work of Cyanotype self portraits. They act as journal entries, capturing a time of external constraints and inner liberation.
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Water (Diptych)
Diptych: 59.5 x 81.9cm (framed)
Cyanotype on paper
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Water (Diptych) is the fourth of Fay's Cyanotype Self Portrait series. Split between two frames, here the body is fragmented or 'dissected'. The body floats peacefully in 'water', reminiscent of a fetus in a womb. Presenting a challenge of fitting a person into a frame, the piece questions portraiture in its concept. The piece represents an ability to play with perception of reality.
Bust
59.5 x 83.9cm (framed)
Cyanotype on paper
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With thanks to the late-spring/early-summer sun of lockdown. Bust is a self portrait though seemingly anonymous, a realignment and remembering of her Self.
Foetus
59.3 x 83.7cm (framed)
Cyanotype on paper
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Sleeping Beauty…Preying Mantis…Fay is poised in her safe space, a nook in the Welsh woods. Brewing in retreat over lockdown, she re-aligns an understanding of Self & identity. She breathes; basking in the June sun, muscles loose but tense; 4 minutes to bake.
2nd June 2020
101.5 x 137cm (unframed)
Cyanotype on paper.
During the COVID-19 lockdown, Fay built a body of work of Cyanotype self portraits. They act as journal entries, capturing a time of external constraints and inner liberation.