I Don't Trust Myself When I'm Sleeping
2019
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View on museum website →Medium
chromogenic print modified with scratches
Dimensions
image/sheet: 7.62 × 10.16 cm (3 × 4 in.) framed: 48.26 × 43.18 × 3.49 cm (19 × 17 × 1 3/8 in.)
Classification
Photograph
Department
CPH
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Shlenker Block Fund and Joseph M. Cohen Family Collection Fund
Accession Number
2020.60.1
Art Historical Context
In the Contemporary Photographs department of the National Gallery of Art, Carla Cabanas's *I Don't Trust Myself When I'm Sleeping* (2019) captivates with its intimate scale and evocative title. This chromogenic print, measuring just 3 × 4 inches, invites close viewing, its small framed presentation (19 × 17 inches) echoing the vulnerability of a personal snapshot. Acquired through the Shlenker Block Fund and Joseph M. Cohen Family Collection Fund, it exemplifies how contemporary photography bridges the personal and the universal. Cabanas modifies the smooth, color-rich surface of the chromog...