Ella Kraimer: Appearances

The Contemporary Dayton is proud to present *Ella Kraimer:* *Appearances*, a world-premiere exhibition of large-scale photographs. Kraimer transforms herself into a cast of fictional personas through striking self-portraits, using secondhand garments gathered from thrift stores across the country. Layered with irony, humor, and cultural critique, she explores the blurred boundaries between authenticity and performance, memory and invention, self and society.

Previously viewed only as a digital project, *Appearances* reflects on life in an age of social media, image culture, and spectacle. Inspired by childhood memories of paper dolls, Kraimer fragments and reconstructs her own likeness through costume, collage, and assemblage. At once playful and provocative, *Appearances* invites viewers to reconsider not only the images we create, but the stories they tell about who we are.

Opening Reception: Sep 25, 6-8 pm

FREE and open to all.