Tatum Elizabeth is a southwest artist creating work that celebrates and explores the curious and complex relationship to the human body. Born and raised in Arizona, Tatum wandered the west coast and southwest before setting roots in Denver, Colorado.

 

Tatum began collaging from pornographic magazines in 2015, and participated in her first exhibition of analog collages in 2016. That same year Tatum used Youtube tutorials to learn Photoshop and move to digital collage.

 

Tatum has used pornographic and nude imagery to cut, rearrange, and recreate. This process is a cathartic exercise of agency over sexually triggering imagery.

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Since the origins of collaging with explicit images as a form of trauma healing, the impulse behind the body-centered work has shifted and matured. It is now a broader exploration of the body's evolution through age, growth, trauma, pleasure, and (dis)ability. It is a conversation and acknowledgement of the constants and the changes. ​​