Brittany Hicken is not merely a photographer but also an indefatigable traveler, deeply committed to capturing and sharing the mesmerizing beauty our world offers.
A graduate of the esteemed Savannah College of Art and Design, and
currently based in Atlanta, Georgia, Brittany has embarked on a personal
project intertwining her love for creation, connection with people and
nature, and her insatiable desire for exploration. Through large
panoramic formats and the clever use of mirrors, she provides a unique
and insightful visual commentary on life, deviating from stereotypical
landscape panoramas to seize the viewer’s attention and elicit more than
a mere glance. Her work, steeped in underlying anxiety birthed during
the pandemic, reflects not just physical landscapes but also the
emotional and mental landscape of an artist in continuous reflection and
discovery.
In college, one photo class required us to complete 50 artist researches
in 8 weeks. I had stumbled upon one who would take singular small,
maybe 12-inch, mirrors and place them in spots with zero context,
reflecting something extremely contrasting in color and texture. One I
remember distinctly was a circle in what looked like sand reflecting
blue sky and clouds. This intrigued me so incredibly that I wanted to do
something similar with my final project; however, I wanted my photos to
at least have context in the surrounding landscapes the mirrors were
in. After completing this, I did the same thing in my film and darkroom
class.
