Locating The Personal

A series of self-portraits, this body of work aims to question the representation of the Black Female figure within the photographic canon.

How do I locate myself when not performing for others? Our society teaches us to look at ourselves through the eyes of others, often leaving us feeling like a stranger in our own body. Feeling uncomfortable under the gaze of my camera, and in extension the gaze of an unknown audience, I created a body of work which examines my relationship with myself and the spaces I occupy. In my bedroom, during the process of making photograms, I come into contact with photographic paper. As I become aware of my emotions as a bodily surface I allow myself to play. On my own terms, in moments of illumination, I expose myself.