Rebekah Frisch

Sense of place is often used to describe meaning to locations and throughout her childhood Rebekah Frisch was raised in what would be referred to as the “Deep South.” Growing up, she was always insistent that she could be from anywhere, due in part to having no trace of an accent that would define her to a certain place. She liked the idea of belonging nowhere and everywhere even if only in her mind. During her youth, she constantly wanted to move and attempted to leave without much success. She didn’t grow to appreciate her southern roots until adulthood. This experience of wanting to leave her homeland, seems to be a common struggle among many southerners feeling restless or even stuck in the area or circumstances of their daily lives. Attempting to identify with the place in which she lives, she started photographing.

Frisch documents the only place she knows, the South. Residing in the perfect place that is well known for its rich history of storytelling, Mississippi. Utilizing this, she embraces southern themes weaving them into a story through her images as she attempts to understand her home state through capturing the essence of the south. The photographs speak to her appreciation of descriptive literature, nature, discovery, southern traditions, and familial bond.

After earning a BFA in Photography from Mississippi State University (2014) she dabbled in many genres of the art and is at a loss to define exactly what it is that she does. Frisch essentially takes the best of each approach to combine in her work. She utilizes fine art techniques and the genres of portraiture, documentary, still life, food, and landscape in her projects relying on staged and naturally found scenes to compose her visual narratives.