About
Emma Kisiel holds a bachelor of fine arts with an emphasis in photography from the University of Colorado Denver. Her work has been featured online on Lenscratch, Esquire Magazine Russia, F-Stop Magazine, Feature Shoot, Juxtapoz Magazine, and the Huffington Post, and in print in BLINK Magazine and Shots Magazine. Kisiel is also the author of the blog and online artist index, Muybridge's Horse.
Emma Kisiel’s photographs are an exploration of the ways in which we as humans experience and interact with animals. Kisiel uses photography to document and ponder her emotional and physical closeness to animals, both living and dead; the significance and future of taxidermy in museums of natural history; and the 21st century culture of places where visitors can experience captive and preserved animals. Often, her images question the authenticity of the moments we share with animals, as well as our comfort with our own mortality. While at times repulsive and confrontational, Kisiel's photographs draw attention to the preciousness of animals and the importance of a relationship with them, in a sincere and genuine form.
Works
Deer 1. From the series At Rest
Fox. From the series At Rest
Squirrel 1. From the series At Rest
Elk. From the series At Rest
Pheasant. From the series At Rest
Coyote. From the series At Rest
Deer 2. From the series At Rest
Deer 3. From the series At Rest
Raccoon. From the series At Rest
Rabbit. From the series At Rest
Grand Canyon National Park, Kaibab Plateau. From the series Glass Eyes Staring Yonder
Sonora, Mexico. From the series Glass Eyes Staring Yonder
Serengeti Plain, Northern Tanzania. From the series Glass Eyes Staring Yonder
Montague Island. From the series Glass Eyes Staring Yonder
Point Sublime, Grand Canyon. From the series Glass Eyes Staring Yonder
Level Mountain, British Columbia. From the series Glass Eyes Staring Yonder
Anatuvuk Pass, Alaska. From the series Glass Eyes Staring Yonder
Pousada Caiman Reserve, Brazil. From the series Glass Eyes Staring Yonder
Northern Flicker. From the series Another Death
Mule Deer 1. From the series Another Death
Salmon. From the series Another Death
White-tailed Jackrabbit. From the series Another Death
Iguana. From the series Another Death
Elk. From the series Another Death
Mule Deer 2. From the series Another Death
Ribbon Seal. From the series Another Death
Cockatiels; Woodland Park Zoo, Seattle. From the series Real Enough
Reptile Enclosure; Rolling Hills Zoo, Salina, KS. From the series Real Enough
Dolphins, American Museum of Natural History. From the series Real Enough
Bird, Oregon Zoo. From the series Real Enough
Golden Lion Tamarin, Kansas City Zoo. From the series Real Enough
Doris Butterfly; Audubon Butterfly Garden and Insectarium, New Orleans. From the series Real Enough
Zebras; Carnegie Museum of Natural History, Pittsburgh. From the series Real Enough
Victoria Crowned Pigeon; The National Aviary, Pittsburgh. From the series Real Enough