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How close are we to each other?
Prisoners sometimes shave one leg so as to feel the touch of another person in bed. Infused with personal references a self-portrait visually illustrates overwhelming emotions associated with segregation and absence of intimate contact. Allusive of ability to support legs hint on duplication of self, exemplifying effort of manufacturing companionship. Having reference to Jan van Eyck’s ‘Arnolfini Portrait’, the photo taken in my room confronts the viewer as the element of domesticity contradicts with the stark appearance of a photographic record similar to a ‘mugshot’.
Following a reductive execution, immediacy of impact comes through symmetrical configuration which allows body parts to stand anthropomorphically for human beings themselves. Austere composition triggers a sense of instability derived from order, as skin texture intensifies intimacy revealing both similarity and dichotomy and the power to escalate loneliness and seclusion, revealing the challenges autistic people face in forming relationships.
Bringing aspects of privacy into public domain by employing photographic self-portraiture descriptive of individual perspective, human figure is treated as a device capable of conveying experience and emotion. Following reductive execution body parts reveal austerity while exposing their vulnerable side as the elemental forms accentuate the feeling of social disconnection. Placed in the wide public space the intimate photograph mutates to billboard, reforming perception while dissolving the distinctions by exploring the complexity of human relationships.
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