https://www.rubycromer.com/about daily 0.75 2024-10-12 https://www.rubycromer.com/household-views daily 0.75 2023-11-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6184230f8036000ab43993bf/23a923ba-d3f0-4908-89c2-dce2112119b1/Ruby_Cromer_KitchenViewofGlobalCoronavirusCases_2020.jpg Household Views - Make it stand out Kitchen View of Global Coronavirus Cases, 2020, digital photograph [Image Description: A kitchen sink surrounded by wooden cabinets, with a projected map of the world overlaying the ones below the sink. The map is covered with circles representing the amount of coronavirus cases and in many places the circles are so densely packed the entire area is white. The light from the window above the sink is diffused by curtains assembled from white dish towels. The lower tier of curtains are patterned with groups of round cherries surrounded by leaves. At the far left, and there is a stack of mixing bowls and other kitchen items on the counter below a cabinet that was left open, revealing dishes inside.] Kitchen View of Global Coronavirus Cases includes projected data which was originally sourced from Johns Hopkins University on November 2nd, 2020. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6184230f8036000ab43993bf/e3a54b8e-6f1a-4a00-b747-835a6d5d31b1/Bedroom+View+of+United+States+Coronavirus+Deaths.jpg Household Views - Make it stand out Bedroom View of United States Coronavirus Deaths, 2020, digital photograph [Image Description: A bed is illuminated only by a bar graph which is distorted against the shape of the bed. The steep slope of the graph mirrors the raised head of the adjustable bed. The title of the graph reads “New reported deaths by day in the United States,” and at the center of the photo is the text “Many deaths from unspecified days” pointing at a particularly high bar. The bed has a laptop desk and satin pillow on it, and the screen of the laptop is reflecting some of the data.] Bedroom View of United States Coronavirus Deaths includes projected data which was originally sourced from The New York Times on November 2nd, 2020. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6184230f8036000ab43993bf/56f5e6e5-cddd-403a-a25d-07324270ac26/Basement+View+of+Global+Coronavirus+Cases.jpg Household Views - Make it stand out Basement View of Global Coronavirus Cases, 2020, digital photograph [Image Description: A graph of coronavirus cases projected over a corner of a cement room with a plastic shelving unit containing household items. A roll of plastic sheeting dangles limply from the top shelf, casting a shadow that connects it with the rising bars of the graph. The bottom of the graph reads “Jul Sep Nov,” but the numbers of the graph are heavily distorted and illegible, intermingling with the abstract shadows cast by the contents of the room. In the top left corner is a small window covered with crinkled silver insulation, the texture uniting it with the plastic roll and the graph.] Basement View of Global Coronavirus Cases includes projected data which was originally sourced from Johns Hopkins University on November 2nd, 2020. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6184230f8036000ab43993bf/b4c4a4ae-e3b1-4ecd-b12d-bf4e65cb4f76/LargerCromer_BathroomViewofMinnesotaCoronavirusDeaths.jpg Household Views - Make it stand out Bathroom View of Minnesota Coronavirus Deaths, 2020, digital photograph [Image Description: A graph of coronavirus deaths projected over a bathtub and shower with the dates of the deaths lined up along the rim of the tub. The graph is distorted by the tub, so the white bars of the graph appear on the curtain, echoing the shape of the tub treads. Natural light comes in from the window and is diffused through the shower curtain. The light also highlights the window frame and sill, which runs parallel to the subtle white lines on the curtain marking the number of dead.] Bathroom View of Minnesota Coronavirus Deaths includes projected data which was originally sourced from the Minnesota Department of Health on November 2nd, 2020. https://www.rubycromer.com/home daily 1.0 2024-01-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6184230f8036000ab43993bf/9f98ac8f-1ce4-4625-9bf9-b6a56f172275/Nurse+since+1977+New+Edit+website.jpg Home - Make it stand out Self-Portrait (as Nurse since 1977), 2021, digital photograph [Image Description: A portrait of me, a white person with thin, short brown hair, wearing fruit-patterned scrubs and plum-colored lipstick and eyeshadow. I am shown from the waist-up and slightly hunched over, and my lips are pursed in a look of exhaustion and slight condemnation. Pinned to my chest is a blue pin that has a halo over the letters “RN,” and dangling from that is a blue and white ID badge with a photograph of me and the words “Patient Photographer” below. Behind my head is a black background covered with a circular cloud of nursing career pins.] https://www.rubycromer.com/medical-impersonator daily 0.75 2023-10-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6184230f8036000ab43993bf/f1ff4de8-3878-4600-8499-8c9bb73204a7/Nurse+since+1977+New+Edit+website.jpg Medical Impersonator - Make it stand out Self-Portrait (as Nurse since 1977), 2021, inkjet print, 35” x 24” [Image Description: A portrait of me, a white person with thin, short brown hair, wearing fruit-patterned scrubs and plum-colored lipstick and eyeshadow. I am shown from the waist-up and slightly hunched over, and my lips are pursed in a look of exhaustion and slight condemnation. Pinned to my chest is a blue pin that has a halo over the letters “RN,” and dangling from that is a blue and white ID badge with a photograph of me and the words “Patient Photographer” below. Behind my head is a black background covered with a circular cloud of nursing career pins.] https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6184230f8036000ab43993bf/1e5187f4-4108-491b-b5cf-0d4aa456578b/Self-Portrait+%28as+Perpetual+Hero%29_Website.jpg Medical Impersonator - Make it stand out Self-Portrait (as Perpetual Hero), 2022, inkjet print, 35” x 24” [Image Description: A portrait from the chest up of me, a white person, wearily looking upward with my mouth slightly open, showing crooked teeth. A yellow disposable mask dangles from one ear, and a distorted view of the scrub cap I am wearing is reflected in the face shield raised on top of my head. The scrub cap is covered in cameras in various bright colors and the phrase “I [heart emoji] photo.” The green backdrop gets lighter towards the top, following my eyes, and blue shadows fall on the sides of my face and the front of my neck. I am wearing a blue plastic gown over a teal scrub top.] https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6184230f8036000ab43993bf/582a8db4-055f-4b35-8d1f-ba3dc6a6c35f/Self-Portrait+%28with+Large+Pharmaceutical%29+small.jpg Medical Impersonator - Make it stand out Self-Portrait (with Large Pharmaceutical), 2021, inkjet print, 35” x 24” [Image Description: A vintage studio style portrait of me, a white person with slicked-back short brown hair, wearing a too-large brown suit jacket with a white shirt and gray-green geometric tie. I am holding a peach-colored, oversized plastic promotional pill that reads “PAXIL PAROXETINE HCL 20.” My face has an expression of feigned thoughtfulness, and I am in front of a blue gradient background.] https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6184230f8036000ab43993bf/dbd0b820-c026-4680-8dda-5442a6b942ea/Self-Portrait+%28with+a+Big+Smile%29_Website.jpg Medical Impersonator - Make it stand out Self-Portrait (with a Big Smile), 2021, inkjet print, 35” x 24” [Image Description: A headshot style portrait of me, a white person in front of a teal backdrop, wearing a flimsy stethoscope and dark teal scrubs embroidered with “Ruby J. Cromer” on the chest. I am looking straight on at the camera with a large, unnatural smile that wrinkles the corners of my eyes, and I am crossing my arms behind a dangling paper clothing tag. On my chest is a pin of a rainbow arching over the letters “RN,” as well as a pin of a yellow smiley face in a nurse’s hat, from which a blank white badge is dangling. My short brown hair is sticking straight up from my scalp.] https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6184230f8036000ab43993bf/0c10fdf5-40d9-437f-814a-a3463ab5a7b4/Self-Portrait+%28of+Your+Favorite+Nurse%29_Website.jpg Medical Impersonator - Make it stand out Self-Portrait (of Your Favorite Nurse), 2021, inkjet print, 35” x 24” [Image Description: A portrait of me, a white person, looking sideways at the camera in front of a red background. I am standing with my weight on one hip and my back slightly arched, wearing a white bustier with decorative red bows and white crosses, as well as a matching miniskirt and red satin opera gloves. My eyes are surrounded by smoky red eyeshadow, and my nose and mouth are hidden by a white disposable mask. I am wearing a red nurse’s hat inspired headband in my short brown hair and am holding up a syringe of medication with my thumb ready on the plunger.] https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6184230f8036000ab43993bf/1bd2b363-ec58-47c9-a0dd-d61e9c72ee0e/Self-Portrait+%28Comparison+of+Male+and+Female+Structure%29.jpg Medical Impersonator - Make it stand out Self-Portrait (Comparison of Male and Female Structure), 2021, digital photograph [Image Description: A half-length portrait of me, a white person, in front of a medical poster that reads “COMPARISON OF MALE AND FEMALE STRUCTURE.” There is a harsh flash lighting my face which looks through past the lens, and my hair is slicked to the sides from a straight part to appear shorter. My body and the strong shadow cover the male side of the poster, so the comparison lines radiate out from my body towards the female figure, who has a skeleton but lacks a skull. I am wearing a white doctor’s coat, a white button down, a grey tie with a pill-like design, and blue latex medical gloves. I am pulling the second glove on and gesturing upwards, and the peach light highlighting my hands matches the figures on the poster and my tie.] https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6184230f8036000ab43993bf/eca35f1e-598a-40fd-afdf-29e03097752c/Self-Portrait+%28as+Teen-Aged+Hospital+Volunteer%29_Website.jpg Medical Impersonator - Make it stand out Self-Portrait (as Teen-Aged Hospital Volunteer), 2021, inkjet print, 35” x 24” [Image Description: A portrait of me, a white person, seated and wearing a white, short-sleeved 1960s dress and an apron with tiny pink and white stripes. My softly lit face is partially turned away from the camera to look upwards at something in the distance, and I am wearing soft pink eyeshadow as well as peach blush and lipstick. My fingernails have tiny red crosses on them which are visible as I pull a pair of trauma shears from my right apron pocket. My short brown hair is parted at the side in a mod style and there is a warm glow behind my head and shoulders that shines onto the light pink, chrysanthemum-patterned backdrop.] https://www.rubycromer.com/still-lifes-and-self-portraits daily 0.75 2023-02-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6184230f8036000ab43993bf/10b84069-bf0a-44b0-8715-43d615249d74/Passing+%28Kissing+Couple%29.jpg Still Lifes and Self Portraits - Make it stand out Passing (Kissing Couple), 2021, digital photograph [Image Description: My chest straight on from the neck down in front of a black background. I am wearing a black collared shirt with a burgundy and sage floral pattern and the top three white pearlescent buttons are undone, revealing a sliver of my white chest and a gold necklace shaped like a silhouette of a young girl. She is wearing a short dress and a ponytail and is leaning in with one leg bent behind her as if kissing someone, but they are obscured by the placket of my shirt.] https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6184230f8036000ab43993bf/4a7a0517-bfad-43ad-90b0-a1736e561aab/Cromer_Self-Exam.jpg Still Lifes and Self Portraits - Make it stand out Self-Exam, 2021, digital photograph [Image Description: One of my white hands is in a blue nitrile medical glove and is crushing the other. The skin and fingers of the crushed hand flow out of the gloved hand, appearing almost liquid. The lighting is harsh and a strong, odd shadow is cast on the mauve wall behind the hands.] https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6184230f8036000ab43993bf/31e42ef9-c6fe-4941-ad80-6889a5856c97/Self-Portrait+%28at+the+Party%29.jpg Still Lifes and Self Portraits - Make it stand out Self-Portrait (at the Party), 2021, digital photograph [Image Description: A half-length portrait of me, a white person with chin length brown hair, in front of a mauve wall. I am wearing a black slip dress, long earrings, and heavy makeup and have a concerned but somewhat unintelligible expression on my face. My face, neck, and chest are contoured by purple shadows forming a line down the center of my body.] https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6184230f8036000ab43993bf/77a4bbe2-e39a-406f-8cb6-e366b3117963/Found+Still+Life+with+Pears+and+Leaves.jpg Still Lifes and Self Portraits - Make it stand out Found Still Life with Pears and Leaves, 2020, digital photograph [Image Description: Two partially decomposed yellow pears are nestled together and covered in ants. They are framed by rich red and green leaves as well as a stick and marks on the pavement that point towards them. There is a single phlox flower behind the right pear.] https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6184230f8036000ab43993bf/e4c0239d-d5b6-4e53-b366-cc1543cc742b/Found+Still+Life+with+Brains+and+Spine.jpg Still Lifes and Self Portraits - Make it stand out Found Still Life with Brains and Spine, 2021, digital photograph [Image Description: A clear acrylic model head with an opaque, shiny brain faces forward on a windowsill. Next to it is a medical model of a lumbar spine and pelvis on a stand and two glossy partial brains. The blinds are open and slightly crooked, and behind them are the tops of nearby buildings. The edges of the blinds against the dark window frame echo the shape of the spine.] https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6184230f8036000ab43993bf/822642ab-f55c-4d13-b15e-040aff04159f/Untitled+%28Two+Pears%29.jpg Still Lifes and Self Portraits - Make it stand out Untitled (Two Pears), 2019, gelatin silver print, 12" x 8" [Image Description: Two pears are perched on glass candlesticks and appear to float in a black background. A thin plastic bag cascades over them like a chapel veil, clinging to the pears and creating a fold that divides them. The way the bag bunches makes the stem of the left pear appear white against black, while the stem of the right pear is black surrounded by crinkled white.] https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6184230f8036000ab43993bf/f28ba3c2-b681-47cf-bec3-c2800d12afdc/Found+Still+Life+with+a+Pear%2C+Phlox%2C+and+Yellowjackets.jpg Still Lifes and Self Portraits - Make it stand out Found Still Life with a Pear, Phlox, and Yellowjackets, 2020, digital photograph [Image Description: A yellow fallen pear sits on the sidewalk alongside leaves, two pink phlox flowers, and two yellowjackets. All the items are lined up along the base of a white wooden fence. The linear texture on the sidewalk points towards the items and echoes the weathered wood grain in the fence.] https://www.rubycromer.com/medical-autonomy-posters daily 0.75 2023-03-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6184230f8036000ab43993bf/178c686d-0ee0-450b-abe7-bd3ad97c2065/MedicalAutonomyForAll_MentalHealthCare_Web.jpg Medical Autonomy Posters - Make it stand out [Image Description: Bold white text reads “MEDICAL AUTONOMY FOR ALL” “RIGHT TO SAFE MENTAL HEALTH CARE” “END THE CRIMINALIZATION OF MENTAL ILLNESS” over a dark gray blurred background with a geometric printed “grippy” hospital sock border.] https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6184230f8036000ab43993bf/dd2d0e3a-8932-4440-82ed-38b402493b22/MedicalAutonomyForAll_Gender-AffirmingCare_Web.jpg Medical Autonomy Posters - Make it stand out [Image Description: Bold white text reads “MEDICAL AUTONOMY FOR ALL” “RIGHT TO SAFE GENDER-AFFIRMING CARE” “END THE CRIMINALIZATION OF TRANSNESS” over a dark gray blurred background with a firework-like printed hospital gown border.] https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6184230f8036000ab43993bf/b05fc9cc-0712-4256-8209-b35f7b03fad4/MedicalAutonomyForAll_ReproductiveCare_Web.jpg Medical Autonomy Posters - Make it stand out [Image Description: Bold white text reads “MEDICAL AUTONOMY FOR ALL” “RIGHT TO SAFE REPRODUCTIVE CARE” “END THE CRIMINALIZATION OF ABORTION” over a dark gray blurred background with a geometric printed hospital gown border.]