Kay Fisher

Profile

Profile plays with the wish to belong to the group of “desirable romantic partner” considering the innate performativity involved in the way we present ourselves in online dating photos and the deliberate curation of self. The work is a series of matched pairs of old dating photographs and a reaction photo, presented as jigsaw puzzles which are intended to be handled and reconfigured by viewers, overcoming the limits of a single static image in presenting a dynamic multitude of selves, illustrating on the one hand how our self changes over time, and on the other, how different viewers put together the pieces of information they have about us in different ways to form their own pictures of us.

Many Hands

“Many Hands” is an ongoing photography project documenting collages which have been formed over time by many hands in one place. In each of these pictures we see the hand of those who – for whatever reason – have left behind or torn away stickers or posters, have added or erased graffiti, or have otherwise marked the surface. The weather is another silent hand, chipping away at ink, paint, paper, metal or wooden surfaces. The work of these many hands means that the collage inevitably changes over time. 

The final hand is that of the photographer in deciding which moment to document, which elements are included, which are left out, and how the images are presented to you, the viewer, for your own interpretation.

The collages inevitably differ from place to place, even with the same city (Vienna, Austria), revealing clues to the community and people who live there.