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THAYER N.G. BRAY
Thayer N.G. Bray (b. 1985, lives and works in Kansas City, MO, United States)
Now from the series Sweat Prints, 2020
Photo documentation of ephemeral sweat transfers
Sheet: 24 x 18 inches
Published by the artist
Edition: 3
Save 30% from the series Sweat Prints, 2019
Photo documentation of ephemeral sweat transfers
Sheet: 24 x 18 inches
Printed and published by the artist
Edition: 3
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This series, Sweat Prints, documents the transfer of ink from offset printed advertisements and magazines onto my skin via sweat as I deliver them throughout the day as a USPS letter carrier, and consists of documentary photographs of these ephemeral, provisional prints.
This series considers my relation to my own body and how it responds to, and is altered by, the physical labor of my day job. It also addresses my emotional response to transitioning from my decade-long career as an edition printer for a fine art lithography shop, into a field completely unrelated to my degree and aspirations.