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Relocation
"Relocation" is a piece composed of two photographs of the same size side by side. In both photos, I am seen wearing a white dress shirt and black jeans. In the left photo, I am smiling, wearing red lipstick and on the left sleeve of my shirt, there are red pieces of fabric and 5 pieces of red yarn sewn on. There is also red and crimson food dye dripping on the sleeve. My hands are in a prayer position in front of the center of my torso. In the right photo, the dress shirt is plain, but my hair is messy and my eyes are dark with makeup. My face is distressed and my arms are by my side. Both photos are edited to have low saturation and to appear very dark and moody. The photos are also slightly grainy and have high sharpness. The concept behind this piece is self-harm and how people use it to try to turn their emotional pain into physical pain, but it's not an effective method. The mood of this piece is very dark and gory as it shows one bleeding out. It also shows irony, as in the middle photo, I am seen smiling while I'm 'bleeding out.' This piece is a self-reflective piece as it discusses my personal experience and struggle with depression and self-harm and how I've grown to learn that it is not effective and just causes more harm than one started with. This is portrayed as I tell a story through these pieces: the first photo shows me, clean, but in extreme mental distress. The second photo shows me bleeding and feeling at ease and experiencing a break from feeling miserable. The last photo shows me bleeding and in distress, tying in the message that self-harm is not a suitable coping mechanism to get rid of mental distress and just causes more harm that the beginning.
Relocation
"Relocation" is a piece composed of two photographs of the same size side by side. In both photos, I am seen wearing a white dress shirt and black jeans. In the left photo, I am smiling, wearing red lipstick and on the left sleeve of my shirt, there are red pieces of fabric and 5 pieces of red yarn sewn on. There is also red and crimson food dye dripping on the sleeve. My hands are in a prayer position in front of the center of my torso. In the right photo, the dress shirt is plain, but my hair is messy and my eyes are dark with makeup. My face is distressed and my arms are by my side. Both photos are edited to have low saturation and to appear very dark and moody. The photos are also slightly grainy and have high sharpness. The concept behind this piece is self-harm and how people use it to try to turn their emotional pain into physical pain, but it's not an effective method. The mood of this piece is very dark and gory as it shows one bleeding out. It also shows irony, as in the middle photo, I am seen smiling while I'm 'bleeding out.' This piece is a self-reflective piece as it discusses my personal experience and struggle with depression and self-harm and how I've grown to learn that it is not effective and just causes more harm than one started with. This is portrayed as I tell a story through these pieces: the first photo shows me, clean, but in extreme mental distress. The second photo shows me bleeding and feeling at ease and experiencing a break from feeling miserable. The last photo shows me bleeding and in distress, tying in the message that self-harm is not a suitable coping mechanism to get rid of mental distress and just causes more harm that the beginning.