borders and boundaries.

experimenting with my own shadow, alternating between b&w and dark, negative feelings of self- juxtaposed with a surreal, colourful interpretation, mixing perception and the feel of the image.

I will include snippets of personal journal entries to give a subjective sense of the theme and implications of self, opening a window to myself that would usually be private. Without over-using reference to the theme, this is my way of lowering the borders, opening my boundaries and trying to feel "real."

Whilst looking through these shots I was contemplating ideas of the self being tainted by emotion (something that I know personally resonates with me) and I distorted these 2 images of my own portrait to encapsulate that. The Red tinting was used to represent intensity of emotion and the mind and the seductive nature of self-destruction; it's twisted appeal. Tweaking the opacity of each image I layered them together, making one deliberately disproportionate to the other to obstruct the view and make the eyes of whoever sees it question the image.

how light changes the face.

For my first experiment I decided to use self-portraiture to explore changes in my own facial appearance, not only to observe the set up but also to try and give myself a sense of identity as often my self-awareness is distorted; borders of my own. 

This series of images are intended to explore the idea of the 'self', perceptions and sleep deprivation. I used dim artifical light and a slow shutter release to give a distorted and blurred view and to portray the haze of insomnia- a border between my mind and the "real world" Similarly to Joe spence's work which was to give her a sense of control through her experience with cancer- this kind of photography gives me a sense of recognition of myself and my 'reality' as well as trying to express this to others without words. I chose to use self-portraiture to show this message through myself.

slipping down the rabbit hole.