RINGS AND THINGS

The last brief given before the Christmas break was titled 'objects of desire', this left me stuck for ages as I couldn't for the life of me find anything desirable and meaningful (at the same time) in my little uni room.  I toyed with the idea of using an item of clothing or an accessory but after looking back at my work this module, the debate really stuck out to me, in particular one of the points we touched on being that in the fashion industry beauty is thought to be the idea of perfection. Although I agree and disagree with this statement, I wanted to play on the idea that it be true. 

I chose two of my flat mates, both of which have their own different kind of beauty, Isobel being a fair and perfect skinned, stereotypical English rose and Sadie, who has THE most stunning eyes I have ever seen and the craziest curly hair.  All of which I am extremely jealous of!  

I wanted to play on the idea that by chopping up both of their unique qualities, I could in effect create 'the perfect girl' and surprisingly, when my friends saw the end result they made comments saying how beautiful they would both look if they inherited each others features.  I didn't however want my piece to replicate what happens in the industry whereby touch ups and perfections are made so subtly that it becomes realistic, making young girls believe that what they see in the media is natural and achievable so instead I took a geometric layering approach when overlaying my images.  

becky x