hello everyone... i have recently joined the group and have project i need some help and advice with... please take the time to read this with an open mind!
i am a photography student focusing at the the moment on portraiture. i am very interested in ideas about gender and how in society it is percieved that gender is such a crucial part of an individuals identity. when reading a portrait and trying to get to grips with the identity of the subject, the subjects gender is often seen as a large "clue" and an essential aspect in understanding who they are.
i want to challenge this by producing a series of portraits where the subjects gender is unclear, therefore forcing the viewer to deal with the subject on a different level of their identity.
however, i am aware this is a senstive subject that i feel very uneducated about. i do want to know whether this is a proposition that may be offensive to physically androgynous people... i don't want to offend anyone or deal with this in an unsensitive way so i am testing the water to begin with!
any feedback would be greatly appriciated...
incidently, i know this is an international forum but if anyone is based in the south of england and feels they would fit the bill and be happy to have their portait taken, please get in touch...
thanks again.... claire x
i am a photography student focusing at the the moment on portraiture. i am very interested in ideas about gender and how in society it is percieved that gender is such a crucial part of an individuals identity. when reading a portrait and trying to get to grips with the identity of the subject, the subjects gender is often seen as a large "clue" and an essential aspect in understanding who they are.
i want to challenge this by producing a series of portraits where the subjects gender is unclear, therefore forcing the viewer to deal with the subject on a different level of their identity.
however, i am aware this is a senstive subject that i feel very uneducated about. i do want to know whether this is a proposition that may be offensive to physically androgynous people... i don't want to offend anyone or deal with this in an unsensitive way so i am testing the water to begin with!
any feedback would be greatly appriciated...
incidently, i know this is an international forum but if anyone is based in the south of england and feels they would fit the bill and be happy to have their portait taken, please get in touch...
thanks again.... claire x
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Re: help and advice...?
Sat, November 25, 2006 - 6:41 AMI think there is something very androgynous about flat chested woman and as a male I find them far more attractive the the stereotype of the large breasted blond. I think the use of large breast by the media machine is just a mechanism or aspect of the greater deceit of divide and conquer. The repression of our full identity, our whole self which is wholesome, is what this mechanism seeks to do. Tension confusion and chaos is the opposite of what the wholesome individual experiences.
I could talk more about this but pictures can tell their own story: tribes.tribe.net/androgyne
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Re: help and advice...?
Sun, December 24, 2006 - 6:33 AMpardon the late reply... my internet access has been limited..
I would be interested in working with you on this project if it is still active.
Currently I am based in the South Hams, in Totnes....
Feel free to contact me through this profile.
also:
www.gyrl-grip.net
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Re: help and advice...?
Mon, December 25, 2006 - 12:45 AMHere's an organization ("Press For Change") in which you may find some assistance & resources. I can only speak for myself, but as a transperson, I find your photography concept interesting, appealing, and not at all offensive. Good luck with the project!
www.pfc.org.uk/node/55
