“Cate Wnek’s photographs of her children in the series “Raising Goosebumps” defy expectations, spawning a furtive tension between wonder and apprehension. While her images are visually glowing and candy-hued, Wnek’s subjects are often obscured or veiled. In this selection, water is a prominent element; its conflicting life giving versus life threatening potential embodies maternal ambivalence about life’s uncertainties. Wnek’s cunning union of terror and awe are so subtle that we are lulled by the wistful serenity of her images before being plunged into the gravity of their message.” Elin Spring, What Will You Remember
“Motherhood is a topic widely explored in photography, with artists such as Sally Mann, Elinor Carrucci and Rineke Dijstra tackling the complex aspects of this formative relationship. Visualizing these tensions is regularly met with criticism, but the theme continues to generate new interpretations by contemporary artists on a regular basis, who present their personal experiences in hopes of overturning stereotypical visualizations of a mother and their child. One such photographer is Cate Wnek, whose work Raising Goosebumps earned her a nomination as a finalist in this year’s LensCulture Art Photography Awards.” Coralie Kraft and Cat Lachowskyj