“2 Hours Before Walking Through NYC as a Female”

In this project, I tried to display the conflict women face while simply getting ready for the day. The innocence of just leaving the house is tarnished by the realization that soon she will be stared at, harassed, whistled at, and possibly followed, solely for being born the “subservient gender”. Many, of course not all, men feel entitled to a woman’s attention and body. However, the statistics of women fearing the public eye are staggering.

“Birds in my Ear and a Devil on my Shoulder”

A self portrait showcasing the two sides of myself; positive/ negative, good vs bad, angelic vs demonic.

Taken with a Nikon D3000, 4 separate images were utilized, and composited together on photoshop. Slight filters were added, the “good” me in a white shirt, smiling, with light fading in from the lefthand side. While in contrast, the “bad” side of me whispering negative thoughts into my ear, while a slight red undertone is added for dramatics. Both images’ have their opacity lowered.

The “main” or center, more clearer image of me is conflicted which to listen to.

The fourth image of me cant take the battles within myself and is fed up.

Reference Images;

Symbolic Mutation, Jerry N. Uelsmann, Print, 1961.

Duane Michals — The Spirit Leaves the Corpse

 

“WITHOUT ACKNOWLEDGEMENT IT ISNT POSSIBLE TO FIGHT INJUSTICE”

 

Following is a list of male privileges.  If you are male (and a man), listed below are benefits that result from being born with that gender and sex.  http://itspronouncedmetrosexual.com/2012/11/30-examples-of-male-privilege/

“The first big privilege which whites, males, people in upper economic classes, the able bodied, the straight (I think one or two of those will cover most of us) can work to alleviate is the privilege to be oblivious to privilege.” This checklist is, I hope, a step towards helping men to give up the “first big privilege.”

http://amptoons.com/blog/the-male-privilege-checklist/

 

 

BOOK: https://www.createspace.com/4400300

 

 

Harrassment statistics

http://www.stopstreetharassment.org/resources/statistics/sshstudies/

 

TWITTER REFERENCES:

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