Lauren E. Simonutti was a gifted and prolific American fine art photographer. She passed away in 2012 at the age of 44. The sensitive and soft harshness of her images echoed her constant turmoils in the face of mental illness. She lived the latter part of her life inside her old house, capturing images that recorded her inner self. She had a very active presence online on deviantART, flickr and blogger, among others.
Two books on her art are available on
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"Over three and one half years I have spent alone amidst these 8 rooms, 7 mirrors, 6 clocks, 2 minds and 199 panes of glass. And this is what I saw here. This is what I learned." ~ Lauren E. Simonutti
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LAUREN E. SIMONUTTI: 8 rooms, 7 mirrors, 6 clocks, 2 minds & 199 panes of glass, c2011
Catherine Edelman Gallery
Cover image: She Left a Light on but They Were Never Coming Back © 2007 Lauren E. Simonutti
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The Devil's Alphabet, 2011
Lauren E. Simonutti
Cover image © Lauren E. Simonutti |
You can read an earlier
interview with Lauren Simonutti by Susan Burnstine on her blog,
underexposed:
http://blog.susanburnstine.com/post/21902234398