TABITHA SOREN: STRUCTURING ABSENCE

OCTOBER 4 - DECEMBER 22

As a visual artist Tabitha Soren has long explored the intersection of psychology, culture, politics, and the body. Her work explores the expansive power of photography by pushing its material limits and embracing its unreliable nature. Her approach underscores not only the bounds of the viewer’s perception but also makes visible the psychological states of the subject matter, creating a tension between what is seen and what lies underneath.

At Local Language Soren explored the material opportunities and challenges of printing on unique surfaces, from metal mesh to bedsheets. Interfering with the way viewers absorb her work via layered mesh and visible stretcher bars, Structuring Absence requires a viewer to slow down and contemplate a quiet, intimate moment. Motherload intentionally mars the visual field with an accumulated experience (layered images captured over time), which questions what in our lives impairs our ability to really see.

Soren was born in San Antonio, Texas and received degrees from NYU and Stanford University. Her work is collected by numerous museums, including the National Gallery of Art in Washington DC, The High Museum, Oakland Museum of California, Harvard Art Museums, and The J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles. She currently lives and works in Berkeley, California.