WORK UP TO DATE

My initial research began by looking at my own body and the aspects I do not like, manipulating them in a negative way to show my feelings towards them.

I moved on to projecting words onto my body, beginning with the word "Excess", a word that stood out for me in Marsha Meskimmon's article "The Monstrous and the Grotesque."

My work developed into projecting words relating to the post pregnancy body, however, I felt these were too obvious and didn't keep the viewers attention by stating what the image was about.

I experimented with light and projecting a different material on my body. This wrapping paper gives the image a subtle beauty. Personally, I like these images, which is progress in the acceptance of my post pregnancy body.

I also used mirrors to cover my nude body. When I received feedback from other students, this image was very popular. The mirrors represent an empty vessel, something that was there that isn't anymore. They don't focus on anything n particular. The pose and black and white nature of the photo give the impression of negativity, an aspect which I am trying to portray, as I am a sufferer of post natal depression.

I took an opposite turn in experimentation with covering my whole body, rather than parts of it. This was to allow the viewer to attempt to depict a human figure.

I cropped some of my previous images and used photoshop to create abstract and oblique images. These images contain parts of my 12 week and 20 week scans. I like these images alot, however, I feel they could be taken further.