Kader / Cadre

In her practice, Doris Boerman focuses on how feminine bodies are represented in Western popular culture and art history. Specifically, she examines their presence as nudes, muses, and models, contrasted with their historical absence as authors. This absence has shaped her interest in how today’s female consumers dominate celebrity culture, reflecting a shift in power dynamics that influences her work. In her practice, she often approaches popular culture as the feminized other and the antagonist of rational masculine modernist high culture.

The democratization of photography and the rise of social media have transformed how art is experienced, with exhibitions often viewed online rather than in person. Boerman interrogates the impact of these changes, rethinking the traditional ‘white cube’ as a photo studio where mediagenic art is created for digital audiences. She examines the parallels between photographing bodies and documenting exhibitions, asking: What is the ideal angle for a selfie? How does it compare to the perfect installation shot? What are the unexpected connections between foundation makeup and the modernist white wall, or between a scarf and a painting?

Through these inquiries, Boerman seeks to bridge the personal and the institutional, the aesthetic and the cultural, aiming to offer new perspectives on the evolving intersections of art, media, and femininity.