Ellen Friedlander: Photography in Flux

Posted on August 16, 2025 | ShowcaseMyArt.com by Caroline Margaret

Ellen Friedlander, a Los Angeles-based artist, creates bold, layered photography inspired by life’s imperfections and fleeting moments. Her work is an exploration of transformation, identity, and the invisible forces that shape the human experience. With a career that bridges continents and disciplines, Friedlander has established herself as both an innovative photographer and an engaged leader within the artistic community.

Process of Becoming

Her artwork Process of Becoming reflects this philosophy with striking clarity. The piece emerged from her desire to explore the ever-shifting landscape of identity. Through spliced and layered photographs, shaped by the energetic exchange of long exposure, Friedlander creates a composition that resists stillness. Instead of presenting a single frozen instant, the work captures a continuum of motion and time.

The result is a meditation on growth and transformation. Process of Becoming suggests that identity is not a fixed state but an unfolding journey always in flux, always striving toward a fuller sense of self. This work is part of her ongoing series, The Soul Speaks, a body of art that invites viewers to engage in quiet introspection and to listen to the unseen forces that inform who we are becoming…