Is a multi media artist whose current work explores the psychology of gender representation through performative play and self portraiture.

2017 MFA Fine Art Thesis Walkthrough- Catherine Fenton Berth (cfb) from Parsons Art, Media & Technology on Vimeo.

My work explores representations of gender through self-portraiture, connecting subjectivity to the psychology (or pathology) linked to the multiple personae of the female experience. The complex struggle of identity with subjects deemed taboo—from imposed societal norms to the physical deterioration of aging—has become my main source material. I often employ visual puns and found everyday objects into my photography and video based practice to produce assemblage installations with the intent to displace systems of normativity by way of the irrational and the absurd. I manipulate and deconstruct photographic images through shooting/editing techniques plus painting/scratching/photomontage with an aim to conjure and support non-linear storytelling. Soft sculpture, sewn applique and collage operate as fresh means of expression in and around female subjectivity.