Artist Statement- Conceptual Self Portrait
The self portrait I created was inspired by a mix of 2 answers to the personal questions. My first answer that inspired this photo was from “myself as I wish others would see me.” I wanted to be seen as more confident in my own abilities. The words in the portrait are from a story I wrote over a year ago, called Foundations. This was one of my favourite stories I’ve ever written. The use of text from my story symbolizes how I want others to see me as proud and confident about every one of my stories, the way I do with this one. The other answer that inspired this photo was from “my goals, dreams, and ideal self I strive to be.” Like I said in my answer, I want to be able to put my experiences into words and be able to write freely and confidently. The fact that the words are on my hands symbolizes this.