be brave. make art. tell your story.

Ocean & Ecology

be brave. make art. tell your story.

Ocean & Ecology

The Real Selfie Project

The human condition of grief can be considered a very isolating experience. After the death of my husband, I chose to create a serious of self portraits expressing my vulnerability. Each image was taken by myself in the privacy of the emotional space I was inhabiting. I wanted to see how I appeared on the outside, as I had been internally struggling for too long. This project took serious initiative. A transformative process, I look at these images now with love and compassion for a self that no longer exists. There were times of deep reflection, pain, hysterics and looking to the environment for answers. I wanted to capture it all.

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The Real Selfie Project

The Real Selfie Project

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selfie wall for website-1.jpg

michelle bum1-1.jpg

black and white laughiing selfie purple jacket-1.jpg

Swan Portrait 3-1.jpg

B&W Jeep Selfie.jpg

costa rica selfie -1.jpg

The Real Selfie Project

divers2 (1 of 1).jpg

All The Real Selfie Project Migration Film Stills / The Hive Gypsy Hearts Space & Place

The Real Selfie Project Migration Film Stills / The Hive Gypsy Hearts Space & Place

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