SARAH HARMAN - SELF PORTRAIT PART FIVE

SELF PORTRAIT PART FIVE, 2008
DIGITAL LIGHTJET PRINT.

WITHIN SELF PORTRAIT PART FIVE I HAVE EXAMINED THE BODY AS A LANDSCAPE FOR THE NEGOTIATION OF CONFLICT AND REPRESENTATION OF FEMININITY. THE PIECE ALSO EXPLORES THE FEMALE BODY AS FLUID IN CONTRAST TO THE SOLID STRUCTURE OF A MALE. FUTHERMORE I HAVE EXAMINED THE DESIRE TO BE SEEN, AND YET TO CONCEAL ONESELF FROM THE DOMINANCE OF THE GAZE. I HAVE INVESTIGATED THE AGGRESSIVE CONCEPT OF CAPTURING AND FIXING THE PASSIVE SUBJECT WITHIN THE CONFINES OF A PHOTOGRAPH.

BY USING MY BODY AS THE MAJOR SITE OF CONFLICT WITHIN THE IMAGE, I HAVE ATTEMPTED TO STATE AND EXPLORE THE PARADOX OF BEING SEEN, AND TO EVADE THE POWER-STRUCTURES OF TRADITIONAL PORTRAITURE.

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