Jordanna Kalman lives and works in upstate NY with her husband, two daughters and cat. Her work explores her interests in femininity, loneliness and individuality. She received her MA in photography from the London College of Communication and her BFA in photography from Purchase College. Jordanna has exhibited most recently at Rubber Factory in New York City with a solo show of her series Invisible. She also runs the online photography gallery Streit House Space and does not remember what sleep feels like.
Artist statement, Invisible
My work deals with independence, individuality, loneliness and femininity. I have two different series that partially remove the subject from the frame, one is about memory and one absence. I was working on the series that deals with memory when my mother died very suddenly. I found myself shifting gears and moving into an alternate series, removing the subject with a different motivation: feeling absent from the world. The figures removed represent myself, unable to be present because of grief but also as a symbol of the work I've done that my mother will never see.
Artist statement, Invisible
My work deals with independence, individuality, loneliness and femininity. I have two different series that partially remove the subject from the frame, one is about memory and one absence. I was working on the series that deals with memory when my mother died very suddenly. I found myself shifting gears and moving into an alternate series, removing the subject with a different motivation: feeling absent from the world. The figures removed represent myself, unable to be present because of grief but also as a symbol of the work I've done that my mother will never see.