Caroline strives to reimagine the conditions of fine art photography while challenging viewers in a similar fashion: “is this a photograph at all?” 

 

A nod to Renaissance still life, she constructs and captures elaborate compositions of inanimate objects and natural elements.

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With little access to the outside world, Herring began composing still lives during the COVID-19 pandemic as an outlet to create imagery without human subjects and explore the roles sculpture and mixed media can play into her process. 

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Colorfully engaging as they are intricately designed, still lives have not only become a staple in her work, but an avenue of continued experimentation and storytelling.