ITCH - 2022

To explore the relation with my skin and how eczema is an ongoing issue I face. I believe photography is a medium I can use to my advantage. Eczema is often a skin condition that gets misunderstood. Therefore, I hope exploring different media and how I capture my skin helps my audience connect with the skin difficulties eczema creates. I want uncomfortable images of my skin connoted in a way that feels comfortable through my making. My motivation is to explore a personal issue that I believe is a disadvantage to me visually/mentally.

In this piece, I explored the texture of the skin on sandpaper and image transfer. A method that allowed texture and demonstration of eczema.

Image on sandpaper

Image print on canvas

Scanned ink jet prints of imagery up-close

Scoby gelatine -skin like experiment with transparent plastic.

Ink jet print onto plasters