Edie Reinhardt

Artist Statement

Photography, especially Polaroid photography, is something that feels a bit like capturing a dream. Film is no longer the stalwart of the medium it once was and using it instead of digital adds a level of surreality to the works produced. Polaroids are fleeting, ephemeral, a singular moment in time frozen forever. Forgoing studio backdrops and expensive lighting rigs gives things an unpolished charm and I love to go by the idea that flaws are something to be desired. There is beauty in imperfection.

Biography

I grew up in Orlando with the shadow of Disney looming over me and I think that influenced my work in a way I can't quite define. Maybe it was the squeaky clean family friendly image that Disney upholds that pointed me towards exploring darker themes. Art is also something that runs heavily in my family - with my mother (hi mom!) also having been an artist. At sixteen I got involved in the gothic subculture and began soaking in all I could. The goth subculture is still something near and dear to my heart, and many of the things that would come to influence me as an artist I don't think I would have been exposed to without it.

I have shot photos for unObscured, Procession Magazine and created the cover for Australian musician Ron Rude's 2010 album Ron Rude Loves Ya. In the future I would like to take on more music related projects.

From Arthur, who was an instrumental collaborator on this project:
"I spent my childhood in graveyards and cathedrals. Almost destined to fall boots-first into the gothic subculture. As I got older, I spent more and more time listening to Depeche Mode, collecting sub-par eyeshadow palettes, learning how best to untangle fishnets, recording synthesizer ballads in my bedroom, and curating my own gender experience. Androgyny, for me, is far more than how you visually present yourself. It's a concoction of sex, music, history, religion, love and everything else that can happen to a person. When I go out grocery shopping, people often look at me with confusion, asking "what went wrong? what did you become? what am I looking at?" You're looking at a 22-year long art project, honestly. Your guess is as good as mine. "

Exhibition History (CV)