Identity Series
2014
Analogue photograph
In this work, I explore the physical and complex relationship between my body and the construction of my identity. I started this project by studying my body and the bodies of volunteer participants from various genders and cultural backgrounds through photographic records. I worked with the shape of the human body through the B&W technique (black and white) and using a digital and analogue camera for it. I also felt the necessity to participate more in the process of creating the image, i.e., putting my own mark on the image and creating a unique piece of it.
A way to do that was to focus on the physical materiality of the picture by working with different materials, such as bleach and pin, and the reaction of the photigraphic paper to them, as well as using parts of my body to develop large photograms of my fingerprints. As my body touched the paper, it revealed the fingerprints underneath. My body became part of my work in the way its presence and movement filled the space, constructed the photographs, and revealed my identity related to the way I interpret this complex physical matter. Each representation of the human body throughout history reflects the culture of a specific time and place, despite its universal character. The human body may be perceived or interpreted within its meaning in a subjective way.
Identity Series
2014
Analogue photograph
In this work, I explore the physical and complex relationship between my body and the construction of my identity. I started this project by studying my body and the bodies of volunteer participants from various genders and cultural backgrounds through photographic records. I worked with the shape of the human body through the B&W technique (black and white) and using a digital and analogue camera for it. I also felt the necessity to participate more in the process of creating the image, i.e., putting my own mark on the image and creating a unique piece of it.
A way to do that was to focus on the physical materiality of the picture by working with different materials, such as bleach and pin, and the reaction of the photigraphic paper to them, as well as using parts of my body to develop large photograms of my fingerprints. As my body touched the paper, it revealed the fingerprints underneath. My body became part of my work in the way its presence and movement filled the space, constructed the photographs, and revealed my identity related to the way I interpret this complex physical matter. Each representation of the human body throughout history reflects the culture of a specific time and place, despite its universal character. The human body may be perceived or interpreted within its meaning in a subjective way.
Identity Series
2014
Analogue photograph
In this work, I explore the physical and complex relationship between my body and the construction of my identity. I started this project by studying my body and the bodies of volunteer participants from various genders and cultural backgrounds through photographic records. I worked with the shape of the human body through the B&W technique (black and white) and using a digital and analogue camera for it. I also felt the necessity to participate more in the process of creating the image, i.e., putting my own mark on the image and creating a unique piece of it.
A way to do that was to focus on the physical materiality of the picture by working with different materials, such as bleach and pin, and the reaction of the photigraphic paper to them, as well as using parts of my body to develop large photograms of my fingerprints. As my body touched the paper, it revealed the fingerprints underneath. My body became part of my work in the way its presence and movement filled the space, constructed the photographs, and revealed my identity related to the way I interpret this complex physical matter. Each representation of the human body throughout history reflects the culture of a specific time and place, despite its universal character. The human body may be perceived or interpreted within its meaning in a subjective way.
