Category Studio Project: Identity Reconfigured

As a dancer I tend to think my legs are the most important part of me, sometimes I feel like I am all legs and I forget that I have an upper body. With this project, I want to layer… Continue Reading →

My identity is not fluid it is grounded in truth and found within. I don’t negotiate it with the world. To make my collage I embedded multiple images together in photoshop and adjusted their blending modes.

Ever since I broke my phone on holiday in my teens and lost all my photos I have used Instagram largely to store and share my photos and memories. The portrait takes one of the few selfies I have on… Continue Reading →

In this image, I represent myself in a speculative landscape, inspired by science fiction, a form of future-based escapism. The images of myself are unclear, partially hidden, as I currently grow through a crisis of not knowing myself. I am… Continue Reading →

Having been of Cambodian descent, I thought it would be appropriate to have a Cambodian-looking character. Missing an arm because of the Khmer Rouge and how most Cambodian families are broken because they had to move, but flowers to show… Continue Reading →

This self-portrait depicts an image of me as a child, intersected with a photo of me currently. This piece brings to light the importance and existence of one’s inner child through life. Focusing on how this shapes my individual identity.

I decided to make this my project because Valentine’s Day, a day I tend to have rather negative feelings about, was this week. I integrated my theatrical roots (I am a Theatre Major, after all), and used imagery from that… Continue Reading →

The upside down photo of myself and the cloud represents how I am always in my own head; worrying about what people think of me, anxiety, doubt, and depression. I am also mostly in black and white because to show… Continue Reading →

I choose to show my growth within my goals. My images show me and my growth from a young athlete to now a collegiate athlete. Without having goals and trusting in myself I would have never become who I am… Continue Reading →

My identity in relation to others is limited to my outward appearance; this is the me that others see and know. Thus, in “Eye See,” the viewer can percieve my eyes clearly, but as I delve into deeper aspects of… Continue Reading →