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"Inspired by finding and reconnecting with his birth mother, queer Northern-Irish artist Jonathan David Smyth's latest monograph brings together a range of mixed media and text, including a series of nude self-portraits created predominantly during the 2020 lockdown. ""Before re-meeting my biological mother, I'd never encountered a direct physical resemblance between me and another person,"" explains Smyth. ""After we met, I found it nearly impossible to not see her face when I looked at myself in the mirror. This led me to think about the idea of family in its many configurations; how other people can mentor us or deter us, and how shared circumstances and stories can affect and shape us as individuals."" Now That You've Gone and Come Back features 20 nude self-portraits, 20 handwritten pieces, three original poems, and a personal essay by the artist."

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Jonathan David Smyth (b. 1987, Belfast, Northern Ireland) is an artist working with photography, performance, moving image, sculpture, and installation. His work has been exhibited at various galleries, museums, and festivals in the United States and abroad, most recently in the 2022 FotoFest Biennial in Houston, TX. Smyth received a BA with Honors from Edinburgh Napier University in 2010, and an MFA from Parsons School of Design in 2014. His first monograph, Just One More, was published by bd-studios.com (New York City) in October 2017. Now That You've Gone and Come Back will be published in tandem during his time as an Artist-in-Residence at the Tom of Finland Foundation, June-September 2023. He lives in Los Angeles and New York City.

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