Entry Title: " Hot Skin "
Name: Ashley Kauschinger, United States
Category: Non-Professional, Self-Portrait


Entry Description: Hot Skin is an investigation of everyday life that reflects upon the past and the present. The series shares commonplace emotions and moments that overlap with the lives of others and connect those lives in understanding. Implemented themes include sex, long distance communication, domestic living, relationships, and moments of transition. These themes are examined through ambiguous, narrative self-portraits and still lives within personal environments. Symbols representing a personal mythology such as cloth, food, and hair are repeated throughout the series to create a sense of familiarity with the viewer.

Ashley Kauschinger is a fine art photographer who creates autobiographical staged dramas. Her current focus is the investigation of daily life that results in ambiguous narrative images. She received her BFA in photography from Savannah College of Art in Design in 2011, and is currently studying with Susan kae Grant in pursuit of an MFA in photography from Texas Woman's University. She has recently been published in the PDN Photo Annual as well as exhibited nationally. She lives and works in Denton, Texas.