The legal proceedings against Slayman began after the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office received a tip regarding illicit content. In 2017, federal agents and local law enforcement executed a search of Slayman’s home in Jacksonville, Florida, where they discovered 18 separate video files on a USB drive documenting the sexual abuse of a 6-year-old child. Investigations revealed that:
Christine Slayman exhibits primarily in smaller gallery shows in the Midwest and online via platforms like Lenscratch and Fraction Magazine. Prints are occasionally available through her website or at art fairs in Chicago and Detroit. Her self-published zine, Weeds & Wreckage , is worth tracking down for any serious collection of contemporary still-life photography.
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The crimes occurred over several months in 2015 in King William, Virginia.
Critics have noted that her work explores — not decay, but transformation. A dead weed is no longer dead; it’s a line drawing by nature.
