The Sally Mann exhibit at the VMFA was one of the most impressive shows I have seen. A lot of artwork is infinitely more impressive when viewed in person and Mann’s prints definitely fall into that category. The Body Farm series was uncomfortable to look at. These photographs of decomposing bodies bring about a sense of hollow loneliness that is different from the kind of loneliness a living being feels. Maybe this is influenced by my own views of death and the afterlife.
Another thing that impacted me was Mann’s series of self-portraits. In the video documentary that played at the end of the exhibit, Sally Mann speaks about how she is a very restless person and doing these six-minute exposure self-portraits becomes almost therapeutic for her. When viewing Mann’s self-portraits, one can definitely begin to feel a cornucopia of emotions in her facial expressions.
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