Anna Leigh Clem

Photographer
www.annaleighclem.com
    
It will become something
Stories (13)
Location: Cambridge, MA
Nationality: American
Biography: Anna Leigh Clem is an artist working with photography and other mediums to explore and portray her unconscious ruminations. Compelled by the secret worlds inherent in memories, dreams, and childhood, her work aims to recreate these otherwise... read on
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It will become something

(2011-12)


As we move away from the purity of our births, we become complex and gnarled like trunks of trees. Underneath all the layers, the core remains the same.

I have taken up the endeavor of excavating the self.

I thought we had become strangers, my child-self and I. I felt as though she had gone missing. As I search through the layers I catch a glimpse of her. She’s been there, patiently waiting.

I was born an observer. In the years since, I have gathered my feelings and surroundings to excess. I now attempt to sort my gatherings so that maybe I can understand.

Together, it will become something. Together, we will find ourself. She has inspired me.



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Turning (WIP)

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The Perennial Garden (WIP)

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The Home is Inside

By Anna Leigh Clem — (2015-17) After my childhood home suffered from a fire, “home” became illusive. We moved to a new residence for the first time. I was..
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shapeshifter

By Anna Leigh Clem — (2016) "I dive into the canyon and begin to fly. Never have I soared like this before, not since my last flying dream. An infinite expanse of..
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Holes

By Anna Leigh Clem — (2012-16) As an introvert, timidity is often forefront in my interactions with the outer world. Labeled as “quiet ” from the beginning..
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To be oneself completely

By Anna Leigh Clem — (2012-14) When I step out the door to photograph, whether in my backyard or an unfamiliar landscape, my intentions are at first ambiguous. Like..
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Where the Road Goes

By Anna Leigh Clem — (2011) While my stay in Ireland was brief, every passing moment soaked through to a heeding heart. It is here that I escape to now. Within this..
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I walk to break free...

By Anna Leigh Clem — (2010-11) Following the footsteps. I thought I was here alone, but it seems there’s someone in the distance. Why are they leading me through..
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The Rings of My Limbs

By Anna Leigh Clem — (2013) There’s a part of me that is ready to fall away. I keep searching for the whole, and still I peer down the deep dark hollow hole. What..
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grounded

By Anna Leigh Clem — (2014) Teenage years are laden with fear, wonder, and self-doubt. In attempt to dissect that strange age as well as cope with my own bittersweet..
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