Object of Neglect
I am interested in this notion that the black body performs a kind of abstraction. By sewing the face of the hoods together, both subjects become visually indistinguishable from one another; covering up individual differences. As a result, the sewn hoodies presents a kind of paradox: the black body as simultaneously figurative yet, exists in a constant state of resemblance. The hoodie, then, form the mission link between mistaking them as real bodies or as mere objects. Restricted from acting as subjective entities, Object of Neglect intends to convey feelings of intimacy, abjection and tension. Throughout my work I use particular visual language to depict black corporeality as an object of visual neglect.
Throughout my work I use a particular visual language to depict black corporeality as an object of visual neglect. In my photographic works, I enhance the body as an inanimate form by placing my connected subjects onto a sterile white background. My subjects appear to float at the center of image, emphasizing the hooded black body as a symbol. I intend to call attention to black corporeality as a commodity object within out contemporary visual culture.
VISUAL LANGUAGE
