riel Sturchio

United States

Series: Chasing Light

Chasing Light is an ongoing (circa 2011) collaborative medium format color film photography project between twin siblings Bianca and riel Sturchio. Chasing Light embodies the belief that representation, visibility, autonomy, and truth-telling can promote personal empowerment, and open up access to spaces that foster meaningful dialogue and community. Bianca and riel utilize photography as a means to delve into the complications of their respective queer identities and health-related challenges. Bianca and riel strive to reject the ‘disability-as-inferior’ narrative and invite a perspective that considers disability as an extension of human body-variance, which possesses unique potential for creativity, growth, and adaptability. riel and Bianca intentionally photograph in natural light for its ability to show detail, provoke emotionality, and reveal the authenticity and fragility of skin.