PENUMBRA Members Gallery | Debora Francis
I'm Not Telling You a Story; I Am Showing You Who I Am is my cameraless photographic series that uncovers thoughts and emotions outside of my awareness, revealing what would otherwise stay hidden.
Born out of a desire to examine where ideas come from, this body of work is an intimate reflection of unlocking and stimulating the communication between the conscious and subconscious mind. I surrender and allow visual forms to emerge without attaching them to a constrictive narrative. I do not apply parameters or force cohesion. Instead, I empower every feeling to take shape freely with urgency and sincerity. Meant to be experienced rather than completely understood; these photographs are a direct, unfiltered manifestation of what I am confronting.
Making each work is a sacred experience. Every image in this series is unique and created entirely by hand. I treat this process as a soulful gift. I am honoring the power of ideas and then returning them to the collective unconscious common to all humankind.
However fearful and uncomfortable, I am daring into the unknown where ideas are waiting for me to bring them into consciousness. Embedding truth into each artwork, I am delivering authentic moments. I am showing you who I am.
Debora Francis is an interdisciplinary photographic artist working primarily with Mordançage, photogram, and darkroom experimentation. With a B.A. in Psychology, Debora's approach is rooted in a devotion to self-awareness. She forms deep connections to her subject matter and processes while resonating an innate sensitivity to human frailty and interdependence. Her art serves as an intimate therapeutic tool and is an expression of vulnerability and survival. Mostly self-taught, her unique approach is informed by continued studies in fashion/textile design, cinematography, alternative processes, and printmaking.
Debora's work has been exhibited in New York City and California and is held in private collections in the United States, France, and Israel. Her images are featured in multiple publications and on several album covers. Her collaborations include numerous projects with Julian Lennon. In addition, experimental art films are a significant focus of her work. She is currently working on a new cameraless series, "Step for Step and Breath for Breath, I Will Live for Two;" she lives and works in Brooklyn, NY.
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