Having thought about capturing an image of myself, without using my own image, was a very pleasant challenge, if not egocentric.
Nevertheless, I enjoyed it so much I'm thinking of developing the idea further, insofar as using objects, and elements of art to encapsulate parts of me. I noticed during my week or so of contemplation that there are many objects that can represent me, and an infinite number of ways to capture them.
I noticed my karate belts, snakes, the sun, the trees, soil, scales, death, amalgamation, white, oblivion, self hatred, pain... among many more (I'm sure), can be used to speak about what I am.
Now, I'll have to consider how I want to approach the topic. Do I want to be abstract? Do I want to highlight narrative? Do I want my images to be super staged? What kinds of effects might I implement? Will I use collage? How heavily do I want to edit? I suppose I'll go searching for more inspiration from other artists (not exclusively photographers).
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