NEW PROJECT DIRECTION, SCAR, AND IMAGES---PLEASE COMMENT :)

Alright, so the whole using the vein on my leg/ Caseuth thing just wasn't working out. I wanted to do my project in the likes of Duane Michals because I really appreciated his work. I really enjoyed his pieces because they explored identity. I really appreciated his "Who Am I?", which depicted the beautiful man looking in the mirror with a distorted reflection.

So, as I messed around with my webcam looking at a new scar, the freckles, sun spots, and, yes, pimples, on my face. When I pulled out the magnifying mirror it really got interesting! haha.

My direction on this is not to ask "Who Am I?", but "What has this world made me think of who I am?"

In the pictures, I am not wearing makeup and my hair is not done, and I am looking in the mirror with disgust, sadness, and disappointment, not because of the marks on my face, but because of what I have become, obsessed with beauty.

This might seem like a tangent, but I'm just trying to throw some of these ideas out there.

Whatever image I choose, I definitely want to use handwritten text and maybe including "Teenage Battle-wounds", which not only refers to the pimples, freckles, and other spots, but also to my self esteem as a result of coming to age in these times.

Please, if you have any comments or input on this new project, please let me know :)

This first image features a distorted image of my nose and mouth. I've been insecure about the size of my nose since my dentist told me years ago that it's off center, and closer to the right side of my face, making my teeth appear off-center. No notices unless I point that out. So, I guess that's a physical and emotional scar in itself that I could focus on in this picture since my facial marks are not very clear.The left image is a close up of one of the sides of my face, highlighting some freckles, marks, and a giant zit. These "teenage battle-wounds" are only visible when we magnify our faces and show it to others, but they're always in the back of our minds because of our society's obsession with perfection. The right image features four panels. I didn't even know a Mac could take four shots in seconds like this. You can't really see the marks on my face because it's in black and white, but I think my vunerability in front of a mirror and a camera really shines through. Maybe I could focus on the emotional scars that growing up in a society obsessed with physical attractiveness has caused me.






The forth is really just another angle of a close up of my cheek.