Zoe Strauss: Guggenheim

Thursday, December 14, 2006

Guggenheim

OY! I just shipped off my prints for the Guggenheim Fellowship application. Let me tell you, applying for a grant is not that great for me. The Guggenheim was especially difficult because they want photographers to submit actual prints...that's hard for me for a few reasons. First, I show my photos as part of a larger installation, e.g. I-95 or the slideshows. Second, I show the photos in a variety of ways...color photocopies, ink-jet prints, projections, web. Anyway, as usual I was fucking nuts about "what should I send, what should I send?" until today when I just sent off 20 photos (and a cd of the 2006 slideshows, which wasn't requested, but seemed right)

Here's what I ended up sending

1. Detail I-95 (Camden Crack) 2005

2. Detail I-95 (Victoria’s Hysterectomy Scar) 2004

3. Detail I-95 (West Philly Mattress) 2004

4. Detail I-95 (Camden Mattresses) 2002

5. Detail I-95 (Daddy Tattoo) 2004

6. Detail I-95 (Monique Showing Black Eye) 2006

7. Detail I-95 (Man Nude on Bed) 2005

8. Detail I-95 (Mom Were OK) 2005

9. Detail I-95 (Alzheimer’s) 2003

10. Detail I-95 (Marines Billboard) 2004

11. Detail I-95 (Everything) 2005

12. Detail I-95 (Mattress Flip) 2002

13. Detail I-95 (Let’s Roll) 2004

14. Detail I-95 (McDonald’s) 2005

15. Detail I-95 (Man’s Back) 2004

16. Detail I-95 (Bulletholes) 2004

17. Detail I-95 (You Can Feel Good About) 2005

you can feel good about with dirt2 web photo of the week copy

18. Detail I-95 (TV on Second Floor) 2005

19. Detail I-95 (Nina) 2002

20. Detail I-95 (Giant Mouth Pleasures) 2005

7 comments:

Anonymous said...: If I was the Guggenheim - I would give you the grant. Good Luck! Carole; 9:36 AM
ben said...: damn, that's a beautiful edit zoe. i don't believe in luck, but....good luck..; 10:50 AM
Anonymous said...: Those are awesome. What do you want to do with your Guggenheim?; 1:23 PM
The Capt'n said...: Good luck, tiger.; 2:03 PM
ZS said...: Thanks everyone! If I get the Guggenheim I won't have to sell the studio for another year!; 9:34 AM
Anonymous said...: Great selection Zoe. I really like that you have included the matress detail, it gives this selection another dimention.
Like I often say; good luck! :)

espen; 6:39 AM
Alexandra said...: good luck! these look great. i especially like the "you can feel good about" one.; 8:42 PM