Biography

Rebecca Jacobs is a fine art photographer whose work explores the beauty and form transmitted to us through light. She has lived in the Charlotte area for eight years and is currently a candidate for the B.F.A. with a concentration in photography from Winthrop University. Her work has been exhibited and recognized in numerous group shows, including The Arts Council of York County 24th Annual Juried Competition in the Dalton Gallery, Rock Hill, S.C. In 2012 she won second place in the exhibition Click 646 at The Arts Center of Greenwood, juried by National Geographic photographer Robb Kendrick. She currently works as assistant editor of Winthrop University’s literary magazine, The Anthology, and is a member of the Winthrop Honors Program and Phi Kappa Phi Honors Society. Rebecca plans to continue to hone her work after graduation and use her photography and writing skills in the creative field.  

Artist Statement

My photography resides in a sense of place, of emotion, and of the rich qualities of light, color, and form. This series of straight images focuses on reflections of the figure and conveys how reflections allow unaccountable situations and transitional environments. These fleeting instants catch real persons in the shadowy, thin panes of windows and polished surfaces, simultaneously masking and revealing the essence of what is inside. The wasted yearnings of scattered thoughts permeate this immateriality – realized but withdrawn, personal and universal. Sometimes it is only by moving through what is not real about ourselves that we can find the real. 

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Longing Has No Face (Series)    16x20 inches    Archival Inkjet Prints    2013