The subject of my image was basically the different forms of myself that I tend to hide inside myself. I wanted to reveal different sides of me in a series that allowed me to express who I am without trying to be someone else. In short, I wanted to reveal my true identity that is usually masked away. I used cotton, lights, flowers and pictures that I had taken from a photo shoot for the project. I came out with this idea after thinking about Instagram and having a moment of self-reflection and thinking of how I was going to display my identity. The different outfits represent the different sides of myself. I used cotton to symbolize clouds and comfort. I was "living in the clouds" during the dark times of my life where I felt I was going through things alone and just created my own imaginary world that made me happy and make my situation comfortable enough to bear with. It also symbolizes the pure energy that I like to surround myself with. The flowers symbolize my emotions. Flowers are very delicate and my emotions are as well. When I love someone or care for someone, it is really from my heart and it has landed me in situations where people have taken advantage of it and hurt me. I am the kind of person that can easily get hurt emotionally. The lights symbolize the blessings and bright future that I have ahead of me. It also symbolizes the light of God that has surrounded me since I arrived in this country. The pictures that in which I'm wearing a grey top and jeans is to signify the side of myself that likes to carry myself in a professional way when required. It also reveals that I am the kind of person that smiles way too much and like being surrounded by positive energy.. The parts where I am wearing the black top and blue skirt represents innocence, humility and the childish side of myself. The innocence comes from the part of me that fears God hence me looking down as a symbol of reverence and humility.The African outfit basically shows that I value my culture a lot and it is an important part of my identity. I am from two tribes in my country and these tribes have certain characteristics that make them stand out. Some parts of my personality or character evolve from my culture and eve the food that I love.The rest of the pictures where I have my flag and and showing more skin basically shows how much I value my country and how comfortable I am in my skin and body regardless of the many flaws it has. I would categorize my work as a collage because it is a collection of the various parts of my identity. I was inspired by Cindy Sherman's work where she had taken a serious of pictures, where each picture changed every moment with her changing her makeup, hair and outfit. This image conveys to the audience different phases of a young female facing and embracing situations on her own and displaying self-confidence. The difference between the first self portrait and my last portrait is the visual representation. The growth and emotions are displayed in my last. The first one had symbols and objects but last one has me as the subject displaying what I couldn't display on my first self portrait. The experience that I have with social media and pieces of photography by some of the artists I learned in class influenced the changes I made. Just like Carrie Mae Weems I wanted to be the subject of my project.
The subject of my image was basically the different forms of myself that I tend to hide inside myself. I wanted to reveal different sides of me in a series that allowed me to express who I am without trying to be someone else. In short, I wanted to reveal my true identity that is usually masked away. I used cotton, lights, flowers and pictures that I had taken from a photo shoot for the project. I came out with this idea after thinking about Instagram and having a moment of self-reflection and thinking of how I was going to display my identity. The different outfits represent the different sides of myself. I used cotton to symbolize clouds and comfort. I was "living in the clouds" during the dark times of my life where I felt I was going through things alone and just created my own imaginary world that made me happy and make my situation comfortable enough to bear with. It also symbolizes the pure energy that I like to surround myself with. The flowers symbolize my emotions. Flowers are very delicate and my emotions are as well. When I love someone or care for someone, it is really from my heart and it has landed me in situations where people have taken advantage of it and hurt me. I am the kind of person that can easily get hurt emotionally. The lights symbolize the blessings and bright future that I have ahead of me. It also symbolizes the light of God that has surrounded me since I arrived in this country. The pictures that in which I'm wearing a grey top and jeans is to signify the side of myself that likes to carry myself in a professional way when required. It also reveals that I am the kind of person that smiles way too much and like being surrounded by positive energy.. The parts where I am wearing the black top and blue skirt represents innocence, humility and the childish side of myself. The innocence comes from the part of me that fears God hence me looking down as a symbol of reverence and humility.The African outfit basically shows that I value my culture a lot and it is an important part of my identity. I am from two tribes in my country and these tribes have certain characteristics that make them stand out. Some parts of my personality or character evolve from my culture and eve the food that I love.The rest of the pictures where I have my flag and and showing more skin basically shows how much I value my country and how comfortable I am in my skin and body regardless of the many flaws it has. I would categorize my work as a collage because it is a collection of the various parts of my identity. I was inspired by Cindy Sherman's work where she had taken a serious of pictures, where each picture changed every moment with her changing her makeup, hair and outfit. This image conveys to the audience different phases of a young female facing and embracing situations on her own and displaying self-confidence. The difference between the first self portrait and my last portrait is the visual representation. The growth and emotions are displayed in my last. The first one had symbols and objects but last one has me as the subject displaying what I couldn't display on my first self portrait. The experience that I have with social media and pieces of photography by some of the artists I learned in class influenced the changes I made. Just like Carrie Mae Weems I wanted to be the subject of my project.
No comments:
Post a Comment