Grounded #107

Photography and Media

2006-2007, printed 2018

Laura Aguilar
American, 1959-2018

With a keen eye for form, light, and color, Laura Aguilar photographed herself over a period of years in desert land-scapes across the Southwest. Posing near boulders and vegetation, she suggested a physical connection to lands that could be in the United States or Mexico. Aguilar rhymed her body with natural forms, envisioning a state of belonging free of societal conventions. At the same time one may wonder where the “natural” boundaries lie: between the United States and Mexico, or between the attractive and the abject.

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Department: Photography and Media

Artist: Laura Aguilar
Title: Grounded #107
Place: United States (Artist's nationality:)
Date Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.: Made 2006–2007
Medium: Inkjet print
Edition: 3 of 4, plus artist's proofs
Dimensions: Image: 29.6 × 40.8 × 43.2 cm (22 × 17 × in.)
Credit Line: Amanda Taub Veazie Acquisition Fund
Reference Number: 2021.290

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