Emily Rose’s work navigates the aesthetic power of femininity—its living force, its existence in nature, its existence in media, its rhythms, its contradictions, and most importantly its beauty. Through photography, collage, film, and installation, she captures what can be overlooked or intentionally obscured. Her work reclaims feminine presence from its often one-dimensional commodification, inviting the viewer to witness its beauty in full complexity.
Though not all of Emily’s work is about her chronic illness, her experience of slowing down, dwelling in mundane stillness, and enduring physical, mental, and communal rupture informs her way of seeing. In a world that demands movement and productivity, she finds intricate, sometimes overpowering beauty in what is often overlooked, withheld, or revealed only when pointed out with awe and care. Even in works that explore pain, horror, or suffering, beauty remains central—not as a means of softening, but as a testament to the richness of existence.
Each piece—whether a self-portrait, still life, film installation, or abstraction—acts as an extension of self, reflecting the feminine cycles of ripeness and depletion, desire and restraint, revelation and concealment. Through her work, Emily offers a unique vision of femininity—one that refuses to be diminished, commodified, overlooked, or controlled.