Body Distortion
This series is of individual images printed on fabric squares through the Vandyke Brown Photographic Process and sewn together in one large collage.
These images were photographed as a personal freedom for the photographer. Struggling with all too common of insecurities regarding body image and not liking how one looks is a deep personal battle. Taking images of her body in different angles and forms, capturing the raw and truth of what the persons form is. Revealing to the photographer the beauty she has to offer the world along with the uniqueness of her own skin and form that should be appreciated for all it does to keep her alive and moving.
Below is some of the process documented while creating. Showing, the transition from digital to analogue, through the Vandyke Brown Process. This light sensitive emulsion was painted and dried onto pieces of fabric, with self-portrait images that were taken digitally and then turned into a digital negative. This allowed for the images to be printed on a transparent paper, which was able to be transferred to the fabric. Allowing the images to come through and be developed into the fabric pieces, that were then sewn together. Above, you can see the final product hung in presentation. This was presented in the artist’s senior college show at the Devos Art Museum at Northern Michigan University’s campus.
