"inside my Ocean" is from a series of photographs taken inside various orifices of my body with an instamatic camera while closing my eyes.
Photograph
Completed in: 1998
11 x 14 inches
Near or in brooklyn, NY / United States
artist: michelle handelman
The artist, michelle handelman, writes:
Eric just wrote me the most thoughtful and insightful letter (not to mention he's got a wicked sense of humor) and I am thrilled to place my work with him.
In his words,
"this piece tells me the human body is vast, deep and limitless; that while parts of us are crystal clear, we have intimate spaces that are hardly discernable."
So true Eric, so true. I shot this image blindly in a moment of intoxicating inspiration.One little camera and a body full of holes made this image.
"When I think about your piece, I think about the physical effort you went to undertake the piece, the mental effort you exuded to share intimate details of your bodily landscape with a public audience, and the fact that you've created a vision of beauty from inside of you. Wow! I am sure there are all sorts of gender politics that could potentially be at play, but I don't consider myself well-versed enough in that department to comment.. except to say YOU GO GIRL!!!"
Thank you Eric !





