Nicholas Fraser
Left Hanging
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Left Hanging quotes unanswered messages I sent on internet dating sites. These failed efforts to spark a connection are hand cut into various materials, the letters left attached and dangling.
The viewer knows nothing of the author/artist or the recipient. All punctuation is removed, the letters are warped and distorted making reading a challenge. Often hung off the wall and lit with a spot, the shadows are more clearly legible than the object casting the shadow.
But even a skimming of random passages offers an intimate portrait of a creative lifer, whose tireless sense of hope and humor belies a weary awareness of the artificial, projected nature of these online communications. Initially intended for a private singular audience, these messages, now made large and corporeal, are transformed into peculiar proclamations, meticulous shrines to longing and a tenacious exercise in over sharing.
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Left Hanging:
Bubbly
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AnneDyne2
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CleoAfter9to5
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LTB
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BonusTrackBambi
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Gabinha
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SayneJayne
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No User Name #2
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AG
Lanakane
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ZingBamPow
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SpiritedSparrow
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BDP
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DreamofOcean
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Chelpie
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Gerub
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Millagro
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NightBloome
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Luxley
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No User Name #1
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AG
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LindyLindy
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LusciousBklyn
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PhotakerB
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Suellatela
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JJ
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SoFarForBeauty
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TowardsAnother
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BC