Totally Exposed is a photographic exhibition of work by emerging artist Sarah R. Bloom.

Bloom’s work is revealing, challenging, and disarming. As the setting for her nude self-portraiture, Bloom has chosen some of the most dramatic elements of America’s decaying industrial landscape — from abandoned mental asylums and churches to the wasteland of Detroit’s once thriving automobile factories. Her work is raw and often brave. The depth of her images reveals genuine beauty in the aesthetics of decay.

Her self-portraits are about dichotomy and confront mortality with both fear and defiance. 

Bloom began creating her self-portraits in 2007, and has expanded the scope of her techniques and locales. Her greatest challenge, she says, has been to break away from conventional or flattering poses while creating a raw and compelling image.

Sarah R. Bloom is an artist, portrait & event photographer, and writer whose work has appeared in The Art of the State show at the Pennsylvania State Museum in both 2008 and 2010, and most recently had a piece in the Photography 30 exhibition at The Perkins Center for the Arts. She has been a member of the Da Vinci Art Alliance for 2 years, showing in several of their group shows. Sarah lives outside Philadelphia with her husband and teenage daughter. 

Gallery Hours:
Wed 6-8 pm
Sat-Sun 12-5 pm

or by appointment (contact Sarah Bloom at 610.715.1348)