“If we feel more, I feel we will have more compassion. I use all of the formal devices that I have as an artist to ask, ‘How can I get you to look? How can I get you to live more?”
~ Cig Harvey
Cig Harvey immerses herself and her viewers in the realm of emotions, that fosters a sense of empathy and understanding. Her photographs often incorporate elements of nature, human subjects, and symbolic objects, all woven together to tell stories that touch upon the complexity of the human experience. Because of this her work invites us to engage with our own emotions and contemplate the emotional landscapes of her subjects. I feel she is very successful in this, because every time I spend time with her work, it always seems I come away with a greater sense of compassion and awareness for the world around us.
