Lindsey Kircher (b.1997, French) currently lives and works in Northern Virginia. Kircher’s work portrays resilient female protagonists empowered by the landscape that they inhabit. Acting as mythological self-portraits, the women in her work engage in an introspective journey of truth-seeking and becoming. Through the use of intense lighting, she refers to ancient ritual and mysticism, creating the impression that these female figures are engaged in a spiritual or numinous transformation. While this radiant luminosity suggests that these women are deeply intertwined with the primordial origins of nature, it also suggests that they are not of this world. Their neolithic limbs and sturdy bodies emphasize their strength and capability as dismantlers of preconceived truths. Typically positioned low to the ground, these women are engulfed and protected by the luscious landscapes around them. At the same time, they seem to be propelled forward towards the cusp of action or discovery. Captured in a state of rapture or beholding, the women in her work push the limits of their awareness, awakening unto all that they are and liberating the next stage of who they can become.