Artist Statement
I photograph, first and foremost, to document. While I keep a written journal for the conscious mind, photography is how I record my inner-works, a sketch of the unconscious. Like wandering through a dreamscape, meaning is not plainly present. My obsessions overflow into my physical surroundings as if I have run out of space in mind to tend to them. Visual themes begin to surface and a narrative becomes increasingly clear. Through the resulting images, I piece my thoughts together from outside myself in order to reach a fuller perspective. The question is posed, but my findings expose inquiries more complex than the first.
Anna Leigh Clem is a fine-art photographer working with still and moving imagery to portray her unconscious ruminations. A recipient of the Robert Elder Scholarship in 2008 and an Honorable Mention in the 2015 FotoVisura Grant, Anna's work has been recognized, published and exhibited on numerous occasions.
As a child, Anna's imagination was inspired by the small magical garden behind her home within the urban enclave of Hoboken, New Jersey. Some years later, Anna attended high school in New Paltz, New York where she discovered photography and the greater natural world. In 2012, she graduated from Rochester Institute of Technology with a degree in photography. Since then, Anna has returned to the Hudson Valley as a working artist.
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