Category Studio Project: Identity Reconfigured

This displays an authentic representation of an inauthentic self. That is: the self is hidden under a layered set of projections, each one represented as a “mask” of differing cultural identities that one tries on, swaps out, each of which… Continue Reading →

I love jokes and my cat. People say a pet looks like their owner, so I added the features of my cat on me and vice versa in a vibrant light pen to showcase that.

Stretching the definition of “self portrait” as a trans person my internal image of myself is very different from how I actually look. When I create dnd characters to play I use aspects of my own personality and the image of myself in my head. So this portrait represents myself combined with traits from my dnd character named Lasair.

This is a collage of all the things that make me, me. I added a lot of art that I have made in the past along with childhood memories and good memories in general. This is my first time making… Continue Reading →

“LAVENDER / SEAHORSE / ELEVEN / VINCENT” is a work about epilepsy. The colors to mimic brain scans. The four words hold some meaning to the neurological condition. Lavender is the color for epilepsy awareness, seahorse is the animal, eleven is epilepsy awareness month, and Vincent for Vincent Van Gogh who had the condition. I am borrowing from life.

I wanted to show myself and the many different versions of self that we’re all capable of. How one looks in society sends a message to others, but at the end of the day it’s only material, it’s who you… Continue Reading →

With this work, I wanted to juxtapose the perception of my body as a source of hedonism and consumerism with my belief that my body is also a sacred vessel gifted from the natural world. In these two panels, I… Continue Reading →

My identity is represented in this picture as a creation. I believe that I am created by the universe and I wanted to show that in this picture.

For this self-portrait I chose to use my reflection on the backside of a spoon. Spoons, being simple and common utensils, I thought were good representations for the simple pleasures in life. The use of my reflection is representative of the introspection and journey of self-discovery that I’ve been experiencing recently.