Virginia Wilcox is an artist based out of Los Angeles, California. She is currently attending University of Hartford’s Limited-Residency MFA in photography. Born and raised in Seattle, Washington, Virginia received her BFA in photography from Bard College. Virginia recently showed Bombay Beach in a solo exhibition at Seattle’s Glass Box Gallery. This body of work also made the cover of Brazilian Magazine OLD this past October. She has previously shown work at the Hedreen Gallery (Seattle), Slideluck LA VII (Los Angeles), Violet Strays (Online), and Photographic Center Northwest (Seattle). Today we share her series, Bombay Beach. Bombay Beach Bombay Beach documents communities surrounding Southern California’s Salton Sea through photographs that explore human attempts to inhabit an environmentally unsustainable landscape. I photograph people who still live on the sea and the land they inhabit, exploring themes of religion, drug-abuse, escapism, and human perseverance. I am interested in my subject’s resilience. Somehow, amidst this isolated and impoverished region, those living on the sea find beauty, freedom, and happiness in their otherworldly environment. This work incorporates subject interviews, …
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