Artist Statement

My artistic work investigates social and political concerns as well as feminist themes. My art practice incorporates photography, digital prints, video, fabric, artist's books and installation pieces. I draw on autobiography in much the same way that Second Wave Feminists used the personal to address patriarchal power structures. In my work I weave together multiple interests, often using humor and playfulness to investigate issues that are significant to me (including body, family, health, labor and wealth). Initially I worked in collage, photography and mixed media. In the mid-1980s my process was transformed by access to DIY technology: the availability of copy machines and desktop publishing. The current digital media revolution plays a notable role in the way my art is made and viewed. My work and the process of making it have been transformed by technological and cultural shifts with access to new media.

Rachel J. Siegel
Dec 20, 2009