In Process
Cloe Jancis
In this ongoing series, I use my own body in a series of staged photographs – almost all of which play with the concept of self-portrait. With the images, I question the line between the autobiographical and the fictional. All of the photographs start from a feeling or a reflection on a particular issue, whether it’s a personal question or a social one. Some images are more introspective, while others concentrate mainly on facades.
Cloe Jancis (b. 1992) is an artist working with photography, video, drawing and installation. In 2018, she graduated from the Estonian Academy of Arts with a BA in photography, and is currently following an MA programme in the Faculty of Liberal Arts at the Estonian Academy of Arts. Jancis is fascinated by the social image and daily roles of women – and the related myths, expectations and feelings they evoke. In recent years, her work has focused on objects and rituals associated with performing femininity.