Category Studio Project: Identity Reconfigured
This is about how we share the same smile as our childhood self, we still have that sense of childlike wonder in us. Our childhood still is rooted in us no matter how old we grow. “Same Smile” by Syd… Continue Reading →
When thinking of ways to represent myself innovatively I started to see myself more and more in what I wear daily. This collage that I made out of everyday clothes and my scuba diving gloves which are not only physically… Continue Reading →
This piece is meant to convey the things in my life that have contributed to defining myself. From pictures of little me and brothers, how I have grown. To my dogs that have always been there for me, and simply… Continue Reading →
As someone who can suffer seasonal depression during the Fall/Winter months, Summer is my favorite season and I generally associate the sun and the warmth that comes with it with some of my fondest memories.
I have always struggled being confident in my identity as an Indian woman; often when I dress up I feel that I look fake and that I am putting on a costume. This self portrait showcases my struggles to find a way to be seen as beautiful and while I am comparing myself to others.
This artwork represents how religion has influenced my identity. I was raised in an incredibly religious and strict family, and, throughout most of my childhood, I had to learn to bury any part of me that wasn’t considered “godly.” I… Continue Reading →
I wanted to show inner turmoil and how perhaps we are all connected through this feeling. Empty yet full of confusion, anxiety and uncertainty. I tried to depict Inner thoughts of pain and despair and how those feeling spill into the real world.
I used a photo of my eyes overlaid with multiple photos that I’ve taken and collaged to create a dreamy effect. I wanted to portray my tendency to zone out and look around at random little things.
In this collage I wanted to express how I feel in this moment of time by mixing medias and borrowing clippings from images and magazines. I chose to show two faces to play on the concept of my star sign:… Continue Reading →