Untitled (Shattered)

This photo and a few others that I will be submitting are what came before the aforementioned series in my previous submission. I knew at the beginning of my 300 level photography class in 2020 that I wanted to explore self-portraiture. I had always had body-image issues growing up which contributed to my own introverted nature, as well as contributing to issues with social anxiety and depression. But when I went to college, I realized that I was not nearly as hideous as I had thought myself to be. As I began these first attempts at self-portraiture there was one feeling that kept coming back. I had a burning wish to be seen, to break out of my introverted, anxiety-filled life. I started with this square mirror, but accidently knocked it off its stand and it shattered into pieces of many different sizes, which I was disappointed about, at least until I started to arrange the shattered bits and pieces on the stand and started shooting. Looking back on these photos, I know see these as a representation of that loathing I felt towards my body while growing up.

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