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Alexa Tusing | “Snake Charmer”

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A photograph of a girl sitting on the left side of a moss green couch.There is a snake-like light source gliding across her lap in the foreground, and another light reflecting on the far right of the green couch and the white wall in the background.

Alexa Tusing, "Snake Charmer," 2020, digital photography

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This photograph was from a class project, which we were asked to work with light and long exposures. With a self-timer and a tripod, I was able to capture the movement of a light source. I wanted the viewer to be uncertain about what they are viewing to create mystery.

A photograph capturing the movement of a woman in distress standing in a bathroom near the door in a long, black prom dress, sliding her back down the white bathroom wall to sit on the white marble floor.

Alexa Tusing | “When The Party’s Over: Despair and Dopamine”

An eerie photograph capturing the movement of a woman sitting up against a deep walnut bed backboard, to then laying down on the deep green bed sheet with a white pillow behind her.

Alexa Tusing |”When The Party’s Over: Despair and Dopamine”