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Master of My Make-Believe

This series of photographs explore issues of idenity while looking at the representation of the self being in relation to its surroundings. These photographs are not the conventional self-portraits, as the figure is partially hidden or concealed by slow exposures that blur the moving figure into a ghostly presence.
I was exposed to the thematic work of Francesca Woodman while studying in Boone, NC 2013-14. Trying to combine myself with her study of self-exposure, Woodman's photographs create a extreme and often disturbing psychological states. While exposing myself, I am offering an encrypting self, never offering the whole truth about my idenity.
Master of My Make-Believe
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Master of My Make-Believe

This series of photographs explore issues of idenity while looking at the representation of the self being in relation to its surroundings. These Read More

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