Kris Davidson

Kris Davidson

Seattle, Washington

Artist working in photography and collage, collapsing past, present, and future while probing how technology mediates reality and fiction.

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Swamp Mermaid by Kris Davidson
Swamp Mermaid by Kris Davidson
Swamp Mermaid by Kris Davidson
Swamp Mermaid by Kris Davidson
  • Kris Davidson
  • Swamp Mermaid, 2019
  • Archival pigment print
  • Signature: Prints are not signed. Each edition is accompanied by a signed Certificate of Authenticity indicating edition number and artist signature.
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This photograph depicts a burlesque artist embodying a swamp mermaid character she created for a performance act, photographed at sunset in Lafitte, Louisiana.

The work is part of Beneath a Paper Moon, an ongoing photography and writing project that explores unresolved tensions within America’s storytelling tradition, tracing how regional stories evolve across past, present, and future.

Medium
Archival pigment print on Hahnemühle FineArt Pearl (285 gsm).

Editions

16" × 20" (on a 18" × 22" sheet) | Edition of 15 + 2 AP @ $450
24" × 30" (on a 26" × 32" sheet) | Edition of 10 + 2 AP @ $750

  • Subject Matter: Woman dressed as a mermaid on a boat in Lafitte, Louisiana.
  • Collections: Beneath a Paper Moon

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