manosmantheo
A self-portrait that disintegrates without digital manipulation
A self-portrait that disintegrates without digital manipulation was created on site,inspired by the frame of the open window and the in-between space that connects the exterior staircase with the interior of the building. The portrait is deteriorating both literally, as I was painting and drawing it, sections of the wall were peeling off, but it is also broken up and fragmented from the shadows cast by its surroundings. These shadows are symbolic of the way I can deteriorate and alter, due to the external circumstances and the metaphorical shadows they cast on me. The natural frame of the portrait and the distance it has from the viewer again alludes to forced detachment I instigate when I feel that my world is deteriorating. I have placed my self-portrait in the same building, where the three floor installation was created, as I connect with that building on a very deep level.
A self-portrait that disintegrates without digital manipulation
A self-portrait that disintegrates without digital manipulation was created on site,inspired by the frame of the open window and the in-between space that connects the exterior staircase with the interior of the building. The portrait is deteriorating both literally, as I was painting and drawing it, sections of the wall were peeling off, but it is also broken up and fragmented from the shadows cast by its surroundings. These shadows are symbolic of the way I can deteriorate and alter, due to the external circumstances and the metaphorical shadows they cast on me. The natural frame of the portrait and the distance it has from the viewer again alludes to forced detachment I instigate when I feel that my world is deteriorating. I have placed my self-portrait in the same building, where the three floor installation was created, as I connect with that building on a very deep level.