"Body," a narrative in four parts. This series expresses my personal struggles with gender dysphoria, and body dysmorphia, which are two sides of the same coin for me. I don't experience my insecurities about my body as separate from my gender identity dysphoria; they are one and the same. The pieces are about struggling with body image, and learning that I may not ever be 100% happy in my body, but that I can find people who can hold that happiness for me; I can find support from the people I love, even when I don't always love myself.
Here's my final piece for the fantasy object assignment. I'm fairly pleased, though I feel like the background could use some work. I struggled with finding an environment that made sense contextually but didn't become so busy that it distracted from the focal point of my work. However, I am happy with how the musical notes and the shading on the sewing machine itself turned out!
Here are my final iterations. I chose to do a series of three, to illustrate the cycle that I'm referencing. Full disclosure, this project is about my experience with eating disorders and the causal relationship between them, trauma, and healing.
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