Marley Yanow

About

Marley Yanow is a lens-based artist who uses photography to explore human physicality, interpersonal connections, and her relationship with the world around her. In the years following the pandemic and throughout her time in art school, her work has turned toward the many facets and interpretations of “home,” both literal and metaphorical. After a year of isolation and social deprivation during the global lockdown, Yanow realized that home was not tied to a single, fixed place. The loss of belonging within the larger world made photography an anchor—her way of reintroducing herself to the people and places that offered a sense of home beyond her own walls. Her practice reflects this search: photographing friendships, romances, familial relationships, landscapes, objects, and at times, herself. Through these images, Yanow traces the shifting boundaries of belonging, finding meaning in the moments and connections that shape the feeling of home.