Kane Reese

2021 Senior Exhibition Artists

Kane Reese

Art + Design: Photography

About Kane Reese

Kane Reese is a Fine Art photographer based in Cape Cod Massachusetts. He is interested in photographing human relationships within our surrounding environments. He earned his BFA with a focus in photography from the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth in 2021. Kane has a varied portfolio with a wide range of freelance work of photography, design, videography. Since 2015 he has worked with many clients on projects such as album artwork, wedding videos, product photography, fashion shoots, and portraiture. Kane uses photography to document the world, explore perceptions, and question our viewpoints. Whatever the subject, Kane Reese brings a unique and devoted eye to his projects and assignments. Outside of photography he enjoys hiking, and writing.

I Think You Know Where This Is Headed, 2020-2021, archival inkjet print, 11x17 inches

Statement

What does it mean to belong to, and interact within an environment, to be able to freely move within and around it? These questions came to mind when considering the relationships built within my distinctive surroundings. Through these sculptural portraits of my body being concealed and at other times distorted, I want to connect meaningfully with my environments. This exploration began with the urge to step out of my daily routine and address a new relationship within these territories. These photographs are a response to exaggerating my level of comfort / discomfort and communicate an effort in finding a way to become partial to both. This project is completed with a goal to photograph my placement and construct a relationship between nature, myself and the domestic environment. I became fascinated with exploring this idea of isolation with an added element of humor. My presence is felt throughout the series as I become the choreographer, subject and human model. Using my body as a sculptural tool to project the relation to my interiors, both publicly and privately. I want to consider these connections, and find a way to convey the stress I endure when trying to adjust to my interior and domestic world with a physical and emotional association.