Susan Bozic, Carl takes me to the nicest places, 2005, C-print.

THE DATING PORTFOLIO | SUSAN BOZIC
03.10.2007 | 04.29.2007

Susan Bozic's work explores set photography and the use of props to recreate seemingly real-life environments and situations. Previously working with taxidermy (birds and animals), her latest series of work involves Carl, a male mannequin who accompanies the artist on a series of romantic adventures. This upscale couple romances on luxurious boats and private jets, while also pursuing the mundane activities of fellow urbanites. Bozic's work plays on the "Hollywood ending" of soap operas and the romantic aspirations of her fellow thirty-somethings to critique the false expectations engendered by advertising and the mass media. 

Susan Bozic earned her BFA with honors, with a major in photography and a minor in cinema from Concordia University, Montreal in 1998. She has exhibited her work extensively across Canada.