Brooke Shaden
Brooke Shaden is a fine art self-portrait photographer, writer, entrepreneur, and naturally curious spirit. Shaden’s work doesn’t shy away from the darker sides of existence, in fact, she is drawn to it. Her work explores grief, the self, and identity. She sells her work in galleries, licenses it for book covers and album art, and gives motivational speeches around the world in the hope of fulfilling her lifelong dream: to inspire creativity in others. She lives by the tenet of the great Jerry Uelsmann: if I have a goal it is to surprise myself.
Brooke Shaden joins Flickr's MODE Festival as their Artist-in-Residence, bringing a four-part interactive art series called Murmurations to the event. The residency will contain an abstract ten-minute play created for participants to photograph three different sets within the performance, a legacy piece of printed artwork where community members will be photographed and composited into the large-scale piece, which will be gifted to the city of Minneapolis, two interactive art installations representing the art and artists of MODE, and a keynote speech. A murmuration [noun] mur·mur·a·tion ˌmərməˈrāshən: a flock of birds that come together to fly in a pattern, share information, and commune. Just like a murmuration of birds, artists are more inspired and more innovative in community. Each of Brooke's curations highlights what it means to live as an artist in transience, never finished with their work, always learning, and how to let go of your art after you create it.
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