Here is the report I wrote:
Identity. ‘The fact of being who or what a
person or things is’. Is that it? Or is identity more? Do we perceive identity
to be more than our genetic makeup? Or do we create our own identity based on
our experiences and behavior? These questions have been a strong motivator for
this project.
My main aim was to explore what I believe makes me who I am as I wanted to show my true self and contrast it against the different ways I show myself to others. From my knowledge the first photographer who came to mind was Bruno Metra. He uses his images to represent a microcosm which I think is very effective.
I discovered another photographer named Cindy Sherman who looks at identity in a different way. Her series of images is named ‘Self Portrait’. The images use realistic portraits to explore her different personalities. I really felt inspired by these images as opposed to showing different identities through various physical changes she reveals small details about herself a to g as a costume. The costume changes yet we stay the same deep down. These small costumes or identities show how complex our characters really are. I wanted to explore this in my images.
I started to research photographers and artists who explored identity and found Jen Davis on a website named LensCulture. Her quite brutally honest images explore her true identity. I wanted to incorporate these ideas of my honest identity. Jen Davis’ images really allowed me to explore an honest approach to identity and have me the idea of the images I created. I started by taking portraits yet the way the images were looking I didn't feel like my true self as I had the ability to change my facial expression or edit in post production so I wanted something more honest. I started thinking about other parts of my body that showed my identity. I began thinking about my fingerprints and how they are individual and unique yet I still felt they didn't show my identity that other people around me can see. I then started shooting my hands and the way they tell a story about someone and how they represent me. I felt confident about this as I cannot edit my hands so they are a representation of me. I used my hands to morph random shapes and used the natural pattern of my hands to be in focus.
Alongside my hands I wanted to incorporate the idea of my separate identities. I used childhood toys, favorite objects and things that mean a lot to me. These objects not only show a part of me and my life but also show the various roles have. It shows how even if we feel we are honest with ourselves we know we have multiple identities deep down. I reflect back on the questions I began with and believe I truly explored my identity learning things about myself on the way.
My main aim was to explore what I believe makes me who I am as I wanted to show my true self and contrast it against the different ways I show myself to others. From my knowledge the first photographer who came to mind was Bruno Metra. He uses his images to represent a microcosm which I think is very effective.
I discovered another photographer named Cindy Sherman who looks at identity in a different way. Her series of images is named ‘Self Portrait’. The images use realistic portraits to explore her different personalities. I really felt inspired by these images as opposed to showing different identities through various physical changes she reveals small details about herself a to g as a costume. The costume changes yet we stay the same deep down. These small costumes or identities show how complex our characters really are. I wanted to explore this in my images.
I started to research photographers and artists who explored identity and found Jen Davis on a website named LensCulture. Her quite brutally honest images explore her true identity. I wanted to incorporate these ideas of my honest identity. Jen Davis’ images really allowed me to explore an honest approach to identity and have me the idea of the images I created. I started by taking portraits yet the way the images were looking I didn't feel like my true self as I had the ability to change my facial expression or edit in post production so I wanted something more honest. I started thinking about other parts of my body that showed my identity. I began thinking about my fingerprints and how they are individual and unique yet I still felt they didn't show my identity that other people around me can see. I then started shooting my hands and the way they tell a story about someone and how they represent me. I felt confident about this as I cannot edit my hands so they are a representation of me. I used my hands to morph random shapes and used the natural pattern of my hands to be in focus.
Alongside my hands I wanted to incorporate the idea of my separate identities. I used childhood toys, favorite objects and things that mean a lot to me. These objects not only show a part of me and my life but also show the various roles have. It shows how even if we feel we are honest with ourselves we know we have multiple identities deep down. I reflect back on the questions I began with and believe I truly explored my identity learning things about myself on the way.
Here are the images:
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