My photography is an inherently human investigation. The images are views into the private world of another person. My practice involves visiting people in their homes and making photographs about the relationships among the subjects, their bodies, and their spaces. This glimpse into the personal world of a stranger can be mundane, fascinating, uncomfortable, and beautiful. When made into images, these private worlds are incredibly particular, but can become more collective as the viewer calls on their own experience for comparison. Perhaps upon looking through a photograph into another persons’ privately focused moments, we may recognize something about our own.
Sarah Kaufman received her MFA in Photography and Film in 2008 from the Virginia Commonwealth University. Kaufman is currently working as a freelance photographer and as an adjunct instructor of photography in Pennsylvania.
Kaufman has received numerous awards and rankings from various juried exhibitions nationwide, including Raandesk's own Optical Juried Exhibition (2008 First Place Winner). Her work is often exhibited both in group and in solo exhibitions nationwide.