living room, reykjavik, 2006 by Kara Canal

Kara Canal

Currently residing in: Brooklyn, NY

Work Statement:
While vacationing in Iceland this past summer we stayed in the apartment of a friend of a friend named Asta Julia. We were given keys and free reign of the space Asta shared with her two children. It was a week before we met the generous apartment owner. We were left to make up stories of Asta and her children, based on their home—how it was arranged, how it was decorated, and what was left behind in their absence. These images are taken from a larger body of work about being a stranger in a foreign country, and a visitor in someone else's home. The desire to snoop around was irresistible, and narratives of this other stranger frequently preoccupied me as I sat in her kitchen, sipped tea from her mugs, and gazed out her windows.

Bio:
Kara Canal was born in New Jersey, and didn't realize how much she loved photography until she was 21. Kara, now ten years older, has gone on to earn her MFA in Photography, and is busy teaching art to children and working on a collaborative photo project with her puppy during their morning walks.