About
Kat Davis uses the medium of photography to explore presentation and performance of individual identity and its relation to social and political boundaries. The addition of found photos and objects adds a new dimension by which Davis can bend the arrow of time to create new histories. In her most recent work, Davis assumes the role of historian and archaeologist, as well as creator and imaginaire, by placing images of queer love among modern settings, allowing audiences to experience this love and passion for what it is, separate from the violent and tumultuous history that would otherwise be inseparable. This work allows Davis to find and affirm the histories of which she dreamt.
Davis’ other projects explore such themes as the empowerment of the feminist identity and its limitations, a couple’s shared sense of identity and its relationship with the people it encompasses, and other ways identity can confine or expand a sense of self.
Davis’ work has appeared in FLOAT, OURS Magazine, Tits and Co., Soft Lightning, and other publications, as well as in art spaces on both the east and west coast. She has been a member of the eye lounge collective for over a year, while serving as a humble host to a cat named Wasabi.
katdavisphotography@gmail.com
Photo courtesy of Josh Loeser
