Artist: Kaylee Prebeck
Work Title: Wing Mirror Series
Medium: Metallic Pebble Print – Black Frame Exhibit Mount
Artist Statement:
When I was 16 years old, I was in an accident that changed my life. I flew off an ATV and landed headfirst on a dirt road. I was unconscious in the hospital for a month with a major head injury and a multitude of minor injuries. When I woke up, I was unable to remember my short-lived life and I had to go through speech therapy among other forms of rehabilitation for months. Little did I know then that many miracles were in store for me from that day forward. As time passed, I was able to remember pieces of my life before the accident and remembering those fragments helped me make profound changes in my current life. When you truly realize how short life is, you learn to live every day like it is your last.
I feel blessed with vision and the ability to see things from more than one angle. I found a deep connection with Mother Earth and creativity. My creativity takes many different paths, but my true creative exploration is in photography. An adventurer at heart, I take journeys near and far to capture the easily overlooked details of everyday life. I love capturing the true heart and soul of life, which can be surrealistic in the moment.
As I travel and explore, I have been working on a “Looking back” photo series that captures life through the wing mirror of my car. This series is a representation of my free-spirited journeys through life, but more importantly, it is the vision, the reflection, and the “looking back” at the beauty that is all around us. The vision captures our dissociation from Mother Earth, for destruction comes from thinking we are greater than the earth we live on. The reflection is the awareness that we need to respect what we have more fully. What’s around us is just that – a reflection of what we just passed in the moment before. With my “Looking back” series, I aim to open eyes to the importance of living in the moment and our affinity with nature, for we are part of a whole, like a branch on a tree. Be the change you wish to see in the world!
Artist Contact: photography@kayleeprebeck.com or www.kayleeprebeck.com/artist-statement
