Piece description from the artist
Fantastical creatures like the blemmyes were believed to inhabit the edges of the known world in antiquity.
"The blemmyes are said to have no heads, their mouths and eyes being seated in their breasts." – Pliny the Elder, Natural History, 75 AD
Lisa Eisenbrey came to visual art from a background in fiction writing. The medium has changed, but storytelling remains the guiding force behind her work. Her work provides a framework for ambiguous narratives that leave room for the viewer to fill in the stories.
With her cut and paste collage, she liberates characters and settings from vintage material and gives them new life in re-contextualized scenes. In her photography, she captures moments that provoke questions.
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