Who we know ourselves to be, depends mainly on the story we tell ourselves about who we are. For me, my twenties were full of feelings of dissociation. I searched my inner mind and explored my unknown through self-portraiture, in order to better understand myself and build a more confident story I could believe in. The ability to observe myself from the outer perspective of self-portraiture provided me a reality I could connect with. Normally a very private and reserved individual, self-portraiture also allowed me a freedom I couldn’t experience otherwise. The ability to escape the sense of entrapment within a body that didn't feel as though was my own and a mind trapped within a box I didn't want to be within. I believe my identity can be seen often more clearly through these images, than I ever understood at the time, and am still discovering today.
Self Portrait - Let there be a light
Self Portrait - Motel Hoetel
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