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Denlinger’s main body of work is her tableaux photographs. For these images she collages characters out of the pages of fashion magazines and photographs them in environments that she constructs. Her work is greatly influenced by visual artist and authors working in a wide range of styles and media.

Recent Work
2011-2012
New work that has not fully developed into a series yet.

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Ecology
2011-2010
For this series Denlinger constructed and photographed vignettes of microcosms. This group of images specifically focuses on feelings of powerlessness and insignificance individuals may experience on our immense planet. These emotions may be brought on by a real or imagined lack of control humans have over their individual lives and the world around them. Unlike previous bodies of work, Denlinger left the titles sparse and ambiguous, encouraging the viewer to imagine their own narrative.

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Life, Literature, and the War on Terror
2010-2008
These images are in direct response to mundane moments of life, current cultural events including the ongoing conflict in the middle east, and historical literary quotes. Together these images form a vignette regarding contemporary societal pressures.

Thumbnail of the photograph I came back to rescue my dog l Raji Sher Ali, marketing manager in Rawalpindi Pakistan, after witnessing a suicide bomb November 2009 Donald Rumsfeld waving some weapons of mass destruction around in the air. width= Thumbnail of the photograph we are ready for you to come home now. Thumbnail of the photograph It's been years of literal darkness that I have been through. As far as I am concerned, nothing matters. Binyam Mohamed Thumbnail of the photograph This is a farewell kiss, you dog. This is from the widows, the orphans and those who were killed in Iraq.based on a quote by Muntadar al-Zaidi December 14, 2008. Thumbnail of the photograph If the children of Iraq, between the ages of 7 and 14 years old, were white, would the Coalition Forces have still imprisoned them in cages? Fortune 500 executives stand on a street with cardboard signs.
A woman teaching finance at a kiosk in a airport that has been decorated with ballons. Thumbnail of the photograph got to keep breathing Thumbnail of the photograph From My Rotting Body, Flowers Shall Grow and I am in Them and That is Eternity<br>based on a quote from Edvard Munch. A moth lands on a woman's arm. A fly wrings his hands hoping to not get flicked off the table by the woman behind him. Thumbnail of the photograph based on Franz Kafka's diaries Thumbnail of the photograph After 30 a man wakes up sad every morning, excepting 5 or 6, until the day of his death <br>based on a quote from Emerson Thumbnail of the photograph Please Lend Me Your Hand Dear Sister. Thumbnail of the photograph the Bee
Thumbnail of the photograph and what a wonderful morning! Thumbnail of the photograph The Curious Three Search for Safety

Theater of the Mundane
2007-2004
This series over dramatizes the mundane moments of daily life. The images strongly references existentialist theory and themes found in the writings of Samuel Beckett, such as codependency on others and the will to survive.

Thumbnail of the photograph Little Debbie is my Closest Friend Thumbnail of the photograph The part of me that is missing Thumbnail of the photograph The Leap Thumbnail of the photograph Treading water till you get to me. Thumbnail of the photograph The uprooting Thumbnail of the photograph I cling to the edge and my fingers are getting tired. Thumbnail of the photograph Please help me I am lost and I can not find my way home... Please help me I am lost and I can not find my way home... Please help me I am lost and I can not find my way home... Please help me I am lost and I can not find my way home... Please help me I am lost and I can not find my Thumbnail of the photograph Maryland, stop grinding your teeth. Thumbnail of the photograph i wish I could hold you.
Thumbnail of the photograph Together we will Bail Out Our Leaky Canoe. Thumbnail of the photograph Send us a smile. Thumbnail of the photograph Waiting for the next Step Thumbnail of the photograph Together we will Bail Out Our Leaky Canoe. Thumbnail of the photograph Gypsy Girl Thumbnail of the photograph The Darkness. Thumbnail of the photograph That Horrible Woman. Thumbnail of the photograph Protected and ready for you to let me down. Thumbnail of the photograph I can Feel you Ripping out my Heart Strings.
Thumbnail of the photograph her hell. Thumbnail of the photograph Sneaking Past, His Guard fell asleep. Thumbnail of the photograph Sticky Situation:Mother, the Bubblegum, and Me Thumbnail of the photograph Only ex-boyfriends call at five am. Thumbnail of the photograph The strings are important Angel. Thumbnail of the photograph The explosive baggage of a woeful armature.

Identity and Gender
2004-2003
Issues of identity and gender within relationships are explored in this series. Specific issues include the roles people play and the underlying tensions that result.

Thumbnail of the photograph Together we will Bail Out Our Leaky Canoe. Thumbnail of the photograph It Does Not Matter To Me What You Look Like,I Do Not Care What You Wear. Thumbnail of the photograph There is No need to Lie to me in the Morning. Thumbnail of the photograph Hannah Keeps Herself Busy With Her Knitting. Thumbnail of the photograph Matilda was wary, for she knew men like Tex were only after one thing. Thumbnail of the photograph Everyone's Favorite Gentleman Tells the Best Stories. Thumbnail of the photograph Napoleon conquers the couch. Thumbnail of the photograph Pay no attention to the whores, they are up to no good. Thumbnail of the photograph Sexual Healing in Cotton Candy Land
Thumbnail of the photograph He wore fishnet stockings in the morning. Thumbnail of the photograph Baking Cookies with the Boys Thumbnail of the photograph Waiting for the bread.
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Views expressed do not reflect those of Southeast Missouri State University.