Author bowess2

I chose to create this piece to comment on the American medical-industrial complex and the way it profits from illness. I also made it with the Canadian discussions surrounding expanding eligibility for M.A.I.D. (medical assistance in dying) to include the… Continue Reading →

For my soundscape I chose to use a recording of the sound my One Step Flash Polaroid camera makes. I bought this camera at Goodwill about five years ago, used it for a couple of months, and then completely forgot… Continue Reading →

I decided to look at issues of personal identity as well as how we perceive ourselves and are perceived by seeing how far I could distort these self-portraits until the are no longer recognizable as images of me. As someone with body dysmorphia my grasp on what I actually look like is very loose and seems different each time I look. This was an interesting challenge for me to try and maintain common features to try and make the drawings look like they are bases on the same person.