Sarah Sudhoff is an American photographer based in San
Antonio. Her artwork themes range from gender, personal experience, and science.
The two photos below are from her series Supply and Demand, 2013. These
pieces are close-ups of her video, Surrender, that she staged of a woman
holding frozen breastmilk while it melts in her arms. The set is well lit by what looks like natural light from a window behind the woman, and the contrast of the frozen milk on the skin really brings it into attention. The breastmilk is failing
at its purpose to nourish infants as it drips down to the floor. It is revealed in Sudhoff’s artist statement
that she had a problem with not being able to supply enough milk for her baby
son, failing to do her motherly duties. The photos allow you to focus on the
subject since the set up is clear of distractions. They tune in on the action
of the milk dripping down her arm and not who the person is holding the frozen milk.
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