LOOK AT ME

'Look at me'

explores female identity through self-portraits. In this work I am questioning the complexities of living day-to-day life as a female. Based in the domestic setting, I investigate my identity and living space to discover my true self, which can only come to life in the home, as the everyday standards from society do not exist here.
From stripping down to dressing up I overcome my fear of people seeing my authentic self.
In the society within which we live it is generally the norm to leave our homes presented to a certain standard, in an attempt to fit within society and its expectations. For myself, that can mean dressing differently to the way that I feel, so as to deflect attention. Sometimes I wear oversized clothes to hide my body and I cover my hair in dry shampoo to hide the fact that I have been too depressed to shower for a week.
All of these social norms are forgotten within the home and within these images. Here I portray what it is like to be truly myself.