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Self Portrait
Collection:UAL Art Collection
Date: 2022
Artist: Austn Fischer (American)
Dimensions:
84.1 x 59.4cm unframed
Medium: Photography
Object number: UAC 1074
DescriptionAustn studied BA Photography at London College of Communication. He says of his life experiences and artistic practice:
'I grew up in a rural area of Wisconsin USA, I was raised Catholic and attended a church service every Wednesday evening when I was in school. Sunday was a ritual that you didn't miss. During this after school program I watched a student be screamed at for being Trans, and stories of people turning gay from drinking frog infested water in Germany. My relationship with religion is very critical, experiencing misinformation and constant coercion to conform was the premise or my reflection into religion. Growing up in the United States, I released that religion was everywhere. We said it in school every morning during the pledge of allegiance, the word “God” was on all our money. It made me question how free America actually was when God is in control. This project aims to re-examine religion, and give a voice to those that are excluded from the bible, to reflect on the society that is based on capitalism and lead by God in the land of the free.'
'I grew up in a rural area of Wisconsin USA, I was raised Catholic and attended a church service every Wednesday evening when I was in school. Sunday was a ritual that you didn't miss. During this after school program I watched a student be screamed at for being Trans, and stories of people turning gay from drinking frog infested water in Germany. My relationship with religion is very critical, experiencing misinformation and constant coercion to conform was the premise or my reflection into religion. Growing up in the United States, I released that religion was everywhere. We said it in school every morning during the pledge of allegiance, the word “God” was on all our money. It made me question how free America actually was when God is in control. This project aims to re-examine religion, and give a voice to those that are excluded from the bible, to reflect on the society that is based on capitalism and lead by God in the land of the free.'