F. Bessma Rhea
Biography
F. Bessma Rhea is currently a senior at Montana State University in the process of achieving a BFA in Integrated Lens Based Media. Bessma was born and raised in San Diego, California but she is now a resident of Bozeman, Montana. Presently Bessma's photography preferences lean significantly towards surrealism, she is enticed by distorted perceptions and the nuanced alternative meanings surrealism provides. Bessma finds herself taking inspiration from photographers like Nan Goldin, Alessandra Sanguinetti, and Susan Seubert. Her academic journey has encompassed an exploration of various photographic mediums, ranging from silver gelatin prints and digital flash photography to chromogenic printing in the color darkroom. But when Bessma is not behind a camera, she is completely surrounded by music whether that means she’s playing music, dancing to music, or simply just listening to music. Overall, nothing makes her happier than being engulfed by the arts.
Artist Philosophy
Photography is a method of comprehension, I want to understand what is here and where I fit in. I have always been intrigued by the surreal but perhaps that comes from a bigger desire to turn the psyche outward, to make the invisible visible. I am driven by the ability to push the boundaries of sensation through the uncanny, visceral, and provocative. I have always been a big talker and visual arts is my language to answer life’s biggest questions. Every series is a conversation and if photography is to speak then a camera is the tongue. I have completely fallen in love with the medium, and without the tongue there is no voice.
fbessmarhea @gmail.com
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