This is going to be my first image of my project of Self Harming. What I love about this photograph is the eyes of my victim, you can tell from which photograph is the one in which she is suffering and the one where she is happy, it is showing the contrast of both sides of Self Harming and that nobody knows what is going on apart from the victim themselves and this photograph showcases Self Harming from the victims perspective. Another reason why I find this photograph so powerful and challenge - able is because there is no object such as knife or a razor blade which they are hurting themselves with, as previously spoken about that Self Harming victims can and will use anything to harm themselves with and that is what I am portraying in my photography throughout this project, I am challenging the stereotype of Self Harming and showing a side that individuals may not know about.
Using her hands as a necklace, I thought was an interesting thing to look at because I wanted to be able to create this mirror affect and instead of the camera behind the victim I wanted the audience to be the mirror and see from the victims perspective how they feel. It is showing the audience what they see for example the victim putting on a necklace to complete the outfit, whereas the victim is seeing herself harm herself and it shocks people to know that this is actually happen and what victims of Self Harming have to go through on a day to day basis.
Using her hands as a necklace, I thought was an interesting thing to look at because I wanted to be able to create this mirror affect and instead of the camera behind the victim I wanted the audience to be the mirror and see from the victims perspective how they feel. It is showing the audience what they see for example the victim putting on a necklace to complete the outfit, whereas the victim is seeing herself harm herself and it shocks people to know that this is actually happen and what victims of Self Harming have to go through on a day to day basis.
WITH MY EXHIBITION - this photograph is going to be A4 and in an A4 picture frame, I am putting the frame up with sticky pads a couple on the back of the picture frame and the same on the exhibition wall. I am having a bit of writing with each photo on card, which then will either go by the side of the photograph or underneath the photograph. The writing for this particular image is 'Many individuals see one side of Self Harming; it is a mirrored issue which the victim sees every day. People see them doing one thing, and they see themselves doing another'.
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