Hall of Mirrors

• Photographer
  Patricia Pettitt
• Photo Date
  2019-2020
• Website
  https://patriciapettitt.com/

Hall of Mirrors appears as a fictional, non-linear narrative where we witness someone's intense psychological moment. The images refer to the ambiguous world of a woman who seems to exist in a limbo between the real and the imaginary and It is precisely in this state of limbo that her deepest desires and fears find space to penetrate into her reality. Like mirrors, they echo back to us that which dwells in the deepest, darkest recesses of our soul and reflect questions asked by the character about who we are, and who, perhaps we would really want to be.

• Biography
  Patricia’s journey into the photography world started in 2018 with various photography courses at IPCI where she gained a Masters in Artistic Photography in October 2020 and where she is currently an educator. Her photographic language relies strongly on her experience as a performer. Patricia works alone and stages detailed pictures in which she plays the protagonist role. Her work is based on staged photography and using this language she creates fictional stories where she is both author and character. Her images evoke issues of femininity, intimacy, beauty, desire and melancholy.
• Awards
  2022 - LensCulture Black & White Awards, Editor’s Pick 2021 - LensCulture Black & White Awards, Editor’s Pick 2021 - 16th Julia Margeret Cameron Awards, Honourable Mention (Self-Portrait) 2021 - LensCulture Critic’s Choice Awards, Editor’s Pick 2021 - LensCulture Home Awards, Editor’s Pick 2021 - Fine Art Photography Awards (FAPA), Honourable Mention 2021 - Tokyo International Foto Awards, Honorable Mention 2021 - LensCulture Art Awards, Editor’s Pick 2020 - Budapest International Foto Awards, Bronze Award 2020 - Finalist of the Open Doors Gallery competition entitled HOME