FOCUS
This project will show how human experiences effect and relate to the skin. It will be a visual exploration into the concept of skin, its depiction of our identity and how it reacts to certain emotional situations and experiences. First and foremost, this will be a celebration of the skin.The concept will be depicted through skin, makeup and hair to place an artistic emphasis on what I want to portray.
METHOD OF CAPTURE
I will create a short fashion film for each emotion along with a book of stills that show each look. The book will be interactive, so that at the end of each chapter the viewer can scan the content and will be taken to the corresponding video with ease.
WHY
Someone once wrote that your body and your skin is all that you project. While I'm not sure that I entirely agree with this statement, it is really interesting to me that your skin is an outward projection of your physical being. This projection is perceived differently to every person. It encounters the environment, it is pulled, stretched, manipulated. It interacts with your surroundings and reacts to both physical and mental states. How is it that your skin will sweat when when you're physically hot but will do the same if you work yourself into a purely mentally panicked state? Skin is a boarder between our minds and our environment and I want to explore this emotional connection through visuals to share awareness of this relationship.
