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The Living Move: Self Portrait

Title: The Living Move: Self Portrait
Creator: Vargas, Kathy
Website: https://artist-encuentro.elevator.umn.edu/asset/viewAsset/6a8c5814f7f4d574f1099559
Description: The “Living Move” series explores and refers to the history of photography. In the 19th century, photographic exposures were long and living sitters often moved which created a blurred image: the living moved. The unfocused image is a common device in the artist's work. Additionally, the photograph becomes a history of the living person. Gelatin silver print with hand coloring. Dimensions: 24” x 20”
Subject: Photography; Chicana art; Self-portraits; Double exposure; Archives; History; Reclamation; Vargas, Kathy, 1950-
Date: 2005
Contributor: Kathy Vargas
Image: https://artist-encuentro.elevator.umn.edu/fileManager/bestDerivativeByFileId/6a8ca3504c2258d5d702eca0
Collection: Summer 2026
Access Rights: © 2005, Kathy Vargas. This image may not be reproduced for commercial purposes without the written consent of the artist. The image may be used for educational personal individual uses and with credit to the artist.