Isabelle Carroll

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Isabelle Carroll

A Hiding Place is an exploration of identity and the self. Prompted by Barbara Ess's Tell Us Something About Yourself, a series of 26 photographs were developed, exploring different aspects of identity through the photograph.

Black and white gelatin silver print of a woman's face partially hidden behind a wall of tangled yarn
Isabelle Carroll, A Hiding Place 1, 2022, gelatin silver print, 11" x 14"


Black and white gelatin silver print of a woman looking down as she cuts through a wall of tangled yarn with scissors
Isabelle Carroll, A Hiding Place 2, 2022, gelatin silver print, 11" x 14"


Black and white gelatin silver print of a woman looking out at the camera with her hands resting on her face, overlaid by a cutout of a spider's web.
Isabelle Carroll, Web, 2022, gelatin silver print, 11" x 14"


Black and white gelatin silver print of white lines of light spanning across a black background, overlapping one another, and just barely illuminating the bottom half of a woman's face
Isabelle Carroll, Spark, 2022, gelatin silver print, 11" x 14"


Black and white gelatin silver print of a woman whose face is completely covered by a dollhouse. Two images overlay one another, one in which the woman holds the dollshouse still over her head; the other in which the front door is being opened by her hand
Isabelle Carroll, Mother, 2022, gelatin silver print, 11" x 14"


Black and white gelatin silver print of a woman whose face is partially covered by a cat that she is holding; onlye her eyes are visible. Her eyes stare accusingly out at the viewer, while the cat is distracted by something off-camera
Isabelle Carroll, Protection, 2022, gelatin silver print, 11" x 14"


Black and white gelatin silver print of a black silhoette of a woman against a cloudy grey sky. In the sky there are white line drawings of constellations and cave paintings of horses
Isabelle Carroll, Language, 2022, gelatin silver print and gel pen, 5" x 7"


Black and white gelatin silver print of the back of a woman's head; her face can only be seen through a small round mirror that she holds up, allowing her to look directly at the camera
Isabelle Carroll, Reflection, 2022, gelatin silver print, 5" x 7"