EMILY ROYER’S WORK FOCUSES ON INTIMATE MOMENTS BETWEEN FRIENDS, FAMILY, AND PARTNERS. HER IMAGERY IS DRAWN FROM LIVED EXPERIENCES AND COLLECTED IMAGES. AS IS COMMON IN OUR DIGITAL AGE, SHE OFTEN TAKES SNAPSHOTS WHEN SPENDING TIME WITH LOVED ONES OR WHEN EXPLORING UNFAMILIAR PLACES. JUST AS OFTEN, SHE IS DRAWN TO THE INTERACTIONS OF BODIES AND LIMBS, THE SHAPES AND NEGATIVE SPACES CREATED IN-BETWEEN TWO PEOPLE, AND HOW THESE ELEMENTS COMBINE TO CONVEY THE FEELINGS PRESENT OF THESE MOMENTS. LOOKING BACK AT HER PHOTOGRAPHS, OR ACCESSING ONLY THE MEMORY OF AN EXPERIENCE, SHE CREATES IMAGES FROM THE MOMENTS THAT STICK WITH HER. THROUGH PAINTING, SHE TRIES TO BRING THESE EXPERIENCES BACK TO LIFE. BY EMPHASIZING OR DIMINISHING ASPECTS, PULLING AND PUSHING THE VISUAL ELEMENTS, SHE CONVEYS THE FEELINGS THAT REMAIN.