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American interdisciplinary artist

Kalliope Amorphous (born 1978)^[1] is an American interdisciplinary artist who works in a variety of media, including photography, poetry, performance art, and olfactory art.

She is primarily known for her conceptual self portraits. She lives and works in New York City.^[2]

Style

Amorphous uses in-camera effects, modified lenses, mirrors, and handmade camera attachments.

Her style, as she describes it, is conceptual photography with an emphasis on pictorialism and surrealism.^[3] Acting as her own model, she explores the meaning of identity by assuming different roles.^[4] Amorphous has stated that the "study of consciousness"^[5] and the concept of duende^[6] are primary influences in her work.

She has also cited butoh as an influence.^[7]

Overview

Born in Providence, Rhode Island, Amorphous attended high school in Rehoboth, Massachusetts. Upon graduatin