"Transform" by Parker Day

@heyparkerday "Transform," 2018, an unretouched film photograph from my Possession series featuring model Jinyi Mu. No matter what body we possess, we share common human sensory experiences, as well as feelings of potentiality and limitations. In Possession I express our shared corporeal experiences through a fantastical aesthetic because I believe when the distinct meanings of "reality" and "fantasy" erode into insignificance, we see our own supposed limitations are not absolute, and we can finally perceive unity between ourselves and others. BIO Parker Day is a portrait photographer & director based in Los Angeles, California, whose artwork deals with the expression and perception of identity. She emerged with a series of 100 colorful character portraits shot on 35mm film called ICONS, which had its debut solo show at Superchief Gallery LA in 2017. She has since had solo shows at Superchief Gallery Miami and New York and Peyer Fine Art in Zurich, Switzerland. Group shows she’s participated in include the Every Woman Biennial, FRONT Triennial in Cleveland, Spring/Break Art Show in New York, and the Juxtapoz Clubhouse in Miami during Art Basel. Her work has been featured in Vogue Italia, Juxtapoz, Vice, i-D, Paper, and Dazed, among others. Not a Cult published her monographs ICONS and Possession. Her clients include Apple, Polaroid, Yelp, Time, Wired, and The New Yorker.