Swans returned to the Seine, 2019 

by Katie Bethune-Leamen

archival digital print

24 x 18 in (61 x 46 cm) unframed

edition of 10

Found objects are a long-time part of my material vocabulary. Here, hoarded Dior mascara packaging, mirror silver on the outside, deepest matte blue-black on the inside, opened & flattened: the perfect surface for the elegant swan neck and back that announced itself from a dropped and smashed white milk glass residency mug. 

 -Katie Bethune-Leamen