Week 10

This week I was sick and missed class. But we had to read the paper about Orlan which was pretty strange. I had really never though as the body as a canvas for art. Of course with self-portraiture the body becomes a very important part of my work, but modifying it on purpose has not been something I agree with. But I do understand where she is coming from and the critique she is making about society.

For this assignment we had to take a photo of a body part we do not like or are not comfortable with. I decided that this would be my stomach. I decided to shoot it and not Photoshop it at all. Show the raw version of it and accept it as it is. It’s not beautiful or ideal, but seeing it presented in underwear I really like made it a little bit better and less intimidating to show it to the world (class).