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Jen Davis focuses the camera on her own body to interrogate social stereotypes about obesity and the feelings that result from them. Documenting her figure and placing it center stage, she mediates the societal pressures to conform to an unrealistic beauty standard. Davis's self-portraits have a sense of intimacy through the vulnerability of portraying herself in private and restful moments—seated on her bed, dressing or undressing, or floating in a pool amidst plant life.
Untitled No. 34
Jen Davis (American, born in 1978)
2010
Medium/Technique
Photograph, inkjet print
Dimensions
Sheet: 50.8 × 61 cm (20 × 24 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Anne Marks Morgan in honor of Lee Marks
Accession Number2018.511
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsContemporary Art, Americas, Photography
ClassificationsPhotographs
Jen Davis focuses the camera on her own body to interrogate social stereotypes about obesity and the feelings that result from them. Documenting her figure and placing it center stage, she mediates the societal pressures to conform to an unrealistic beauty standard. Davis's self-portraits have a sense of intimacy through the vulnerability of portraying herself in private and restful moments—seated on her bed, dressing or undressing, or floating in a pool amidst plant life.
ProvenanceSold by Lee Marks Fine Art, Shelbyville, IN to Anne M. Morgan, Weston, MA; 2018, gift of Anne M. Morgan to the MFA. (Accession date: June 19, 2018)
Copyright© Jen Davis