Natalie Krick

Natalie Krick American, b. 1986She has such an expressionless face, 2014 Archival Inkjet Print 14 x 17 1/2 inch image on 16 x 20 inch paper Signed edition of 30 Natalie Krick’s photographs explore sexuality, aging, womanhood, and societal standards of beauty. In the series Natural Deceptions (2011–2016), Krick uses her mother, grandparents, sister, and herself as models, mirroring poses and facial expressions that are seen in fashion magazines and advertisements. Yet her images appear far from commercial. At times her models’ bodies overlap with one another, and they sometimes contort in unexpected ways, making it difficult to determine where one body ends and another begins. The most common subject in the series, Krick’s mother, often appears in sensual poses, with her imperfections in plain sight—freckles, wrinkles, and varicose veins reminding us of the body’s ever-ticking clock and the inevitability of aging. This image, humorously titled She has such an expressionless face (2014)