Theresa
Wall Duggan, also known as Phaeidra, was encouraged from a young
age to explore her creative tendencies, and through out her teens
spent much of her time pursuing these activities, including drawing,
painting, jewelry-making (lost wax casting as well as beading),
sculpture and photography. In college she explored her passion
for body modification, writing and anthropology, devoting all
of her time to her studies and these pursuits. In her late twenties,
she was drawn once more to visual media, focusing on photography
and digital manipulation, as well as web design.
Her
photography explores natural and rural landscapes, waterscapes,
and cityscapes, portraiture focusing on alternative lifestyles
and fashion, and most recently documentary photography focusing
on body modification. She is currently compiling a book of photography
and anthropological text dealing with contemporary body modification,
combining her passions for culture and body art.
Theresa
also designed and maintains the Art and Discord web gallery, Discord
Industries web store, Darkson Studios web gallery and has been
the curator for art exhibits at Visions Tattoo, Piercing and Art
Gallery in Medway, MA.
