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Reka Nyari
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2020

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“Ink Stories”, which was introduced at Nyari’s very first solo gallery exhibit, consists of large-scale nude photographs that explore the concept of self-identity and female empowerment. The series joins six women together, each who have faced adversity, to demonstrate the creation of a strengthened self-image through tattoos. By highlighting the intricate woven threads of ink on each woman’s skin, Nyari proposes the idea that self-empowerment and reconciliation with one’s traumas can be linked to the act of greeting one’s “own skin” or inventing their own story. Nyari has now elevated these intimate photographs in her new Punctured Ink series through the process of puncturing botanical-like references into the surface of each image (thus making each one of a kind). Her inspiration to physically puncture the previously pristine photographic prints stemmed from a childhood memory that occurred while she was living in Finland: “I remembered my parents had this big pad of paper next to the home phone in Finland and I would use my mother’s sewing needles to poke patterns into the paper”.
  • Creator:
    Reka Nyari (1979, Finnish)
  • Creation Year:
    2020
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 74.5 in (189.23 cm)Width: 59 in (149.86 cm)Depth: 1 in (2.54 cm)
  • More Editions & Sizes:
    50x40, Editions of 5Price: $10,00063x50, Editions of 3Price: $12,60074.5x59, Editions of 3Price: $17,000
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  • Gallery Location:
    New York, NY
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU1566213197722

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