Tarrah and Wilka met in a darkroom in 2004, and being that they share similar interests, they began helping each other with their individual artistic endeavors.

(untitled #) is Tarrah and Wilka's first collaborative project. It began as a response to a critique of their independent work given by an influential artist/critic/curator based in NYC. During separate studio visits they each received the same response:

“As with most women who turn the camera on themselves, the work is overburdened with emotion.”

This critique sent Tarrah and Wilka on a search for their place as artists and individuals within the art world and within photographic history. What was originally a visual investigation became (untitled #).

In (untitled # ) Tarrah and Wilka present the hidden layers behind images to be consumed: the processes, the performances, the negotiations, the relationships that make up the final image and the ultimate meaning. (untitled # ) allows them to analyze themselves as “minority / collaborative / women artists” in the same way they analyze trends in photography. Tarrah and Wilka place themselves and their own images amidst the photography they are critically investigating.