Bio: Katie Farkas, an American artist, was born and raised on Long
Island, NY. She has a BFA in Art and Design Education from Adelphi
University with a double minor in Philosophy and Art History. Farkas’
work consists mainly of mixed media pieces that explore what it means
to bear witness to something and readdress fleeting moments in an
effort to understand them. Recent exhibitions include “Imtimatism”,
Red 225 Gallery, Nashville, TN and Farkas also traveled to Gullkistan
Center for Creativity in Iceland at the start of 2024 to participate
in an artist residency.

Artist Statement: We all live in a world overloaded with images.
Using photography, installation, and video, I ask for a contradiction:
in the ambiguous, to find the familiar, and to be present while
considering memory. My work pulls from family and childhood images as
resources to examine these nebulous, yet documented moments. I
re-photograph photos of my youth with my family, targeting awkward
interactions, gestures and touch. With overlapping video I want to
discuss the impact of technology, and the monotony of existence, and
explore what it’s like to come of age in the 21st century.

We all bear witness to monotonous, fleeting moments but I want to take
time to pause, embrace, and rediscover them. I want to explore and
recognize why we document and how images have an impact on how we
remember. I create art of this moment, of the next moment, art of the
past moment, and where they all come to meet.

Website: https://portfoliokatieelizabeth.weebly.com/

Social Media: @w.hereto.next