'Entertainment' is the self-portrait series that I've started the year with, almost a follow up to the 'Growing Pains' series which I started at the end of 2019. While 'Growing Pains' focused on my experience moving to university and trying to figure out who I am, 'Entertainment' experiments with the idea that I feel like I'm playing a character in my own life. I wanted it to be dramatic - not in my previous way of removing faces and blending bodies together - but in a way that branched out more with colour and costume and finally doing some full-body shots. It was experimenting with being dramatic in a theatrical way, rather than shocking.
Speaking of feeling vulnerable, these images felt as if I was exposing myself the most, removing the mask again and dropping the character. The clothes and having more of my face on show added to this, focusing less on hiding behind an outfit and simply presenting a more authentic version of myself. I shot the third image below this morning in a few minutes and edited it in around half an hour. It's simple, but I love it. And that is 'Entertainment'. I'm excited to see where I can take my work next.
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