Leigh Blanchard: Meet Me Underwater responds to the artist's 2024 autism diagnosis through photographs and mixed-media works that combine photography with fiber elements. Abstract compositions that appear gentle and romantic reveal tension on closer inspection — evoking both the liberation of self-reinterpretation and the disorientation of facing public misinformation. Working with collage, scanography, and sewing, Blanchard pushes photography beyond its conventional boundaries, encouraging viewers to reconsider what the medium can look like.
