flannery o'kafka

flannery o’kafka is an artist-mother-photographer working and living in the wild Glasgow suburbs. Her work is divided between photographing children in order to sell clothing and photographing children in a bid to understand humanity. The latter work has been exhibited in the UK and the United States, most recently shown at Michele Mariaud Gallery in NYC. 'I would kill for you: a study in maternal ferocity' is a series focused on portraits of the artist’s two youngest children. A selection of these diptychs were recently included in the 2014 Frames photo projections during the Glasgow International Festival of Visual Art along with the following text online: 'On the downside, wearing one's heart on one's proverbial sleeve is a surefire way to become absolutely vulnerable. Through the power of the internet and the evil in the heart of mankind, we became victims of The Creeps. Like the devil-lion of The Bible, they roam around the world wide web, seeking whom they may devour. Because of the anonymity of our digital age, I cannot break their teeth, though I desperately tried.' Four images from this work will be shown with Nomas Projects in Dundee, Scotland in August/September 2014.