Lavanderia #2

2002, printed 2021

Christina Fernandez

Associated Names
Christina Fernandez

Artist, American, born 1965

This is a photograph of a laundromat scene viewed through a glass window. The glass window is marked with various streaks and scribbles, providing a semi-opaque layer over the scene inside. Behind the window, rows of industrial washing or drying machines can be seen, and a grocery shopping cart is parked in front of them. The interior is lit with fluorescent lights that cast a stark, cold glow, highlighting the utilitarian setting. The image captures the mundane yet intimate atmosphere of a public laundry facility, with its reflective surfaces and the quiet choreography of the routine tasks performed within.

Media Options

This object’s media is not available for download. Contact us about image usage.
Not on view See artworks now on view

Artwork overview

More About this Artwork

Article:  How Photographer Christina Fernandez Makes Invisible Labor Visible

See her photograph's ties to Edward Hopper and Dorothea Lange.

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Christina Fernandez, Los Angeles; NGA purchase (through Gallery Luisotti, Santa Monica, CA), 2022.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

signed by artist on label affixed to frame verso, lower center, in black ink: Christina Fernandez

You may be interested in

Loading Results