Research about Place Photographer

http://www.whitecube.com/artists/taylorwood/

This image called Self Portrait Suspended seems to be about the confusion of space and how it relates to a person's identity.

According to White Cube (where I found part of this series) Sam Taylor-Wood's work "examines the split between being and appearance" and places subjects "where the line between interior and external sense of self is in conflict". I think this image in particular is about how someone feels on the inside (suspended and waiting, or weightless and relaxed, or even just something different and unexpected), and how this "inner person" can really be a problem if it becomes apparent in the real world.

The place in this series of suspended self portraits seems quite important, because it adds a sense of inconceivability to the image. If the subject was in another place, like outside a large sky scraper or on the moon or even cliff diving the subject's pose would be much more understandable. However this white room, this space, though not directly the subject becomes an integral part of the meaning of the image. How would the subject be falling or suspended like she is in the image in this space? So I think it is really an effective depiction of space, because it adds so much to the overall meaning of the image.