I really liked this photograph by Nikki Lee because her work is so different than the pieces we have seen in previous work. I like the way she transforms herself into any role and she shows women can be anything they want to be. I also like how she brings an american touch to this photo with the popsicle in hand. I think nikki lee shows that art isn't just paintings, or sculptures but also photography as well.
the artist departs from the snapshot depictions of cultural identity for which she has become internationally known to explore how more intimate relationships affect personal identity. As in her previous work, Lee appears in each photograph, which is shot by someone else. Now, however, she carefully stages narrative scenes in which she appears with other performers, typically male companions, who she subsequently cuts out of the picture. The viewer is left to guess the parts that are missing -- the identity of the missing person and the missing holes of the narrative story. Although Lee is recognizable in each image, she appears slightly different, emphasizing the artist's interest in the fluidity of identity and the role of personal relationships in one's sense of self.
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