Kate Lewis
Every day, each of us makes a series of textured cerebral transactions, some conscious, others not, that directly dictate the articulation of our visual identity. The raw material of individual outward imagery is the sum of the influence of experiences, physical and emotional, and realities, perceived and constructed. These stimuli are stored as memory; retrieved and propelled through the prism of our own beliefs, judgment and identity, and then expressed through clothing, body language, and physical interaction. Our constructed realities, therefore, involve a conscious layering of clothing and visual communication.
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How others perceive the persona we project, and how we perceive others, is also similarly shaped by environment and emotional history. Although we share the same material makeup, we all have different cultural and societal experiences. Others either accept or reject the persona that we project, entirely or in varying shades, and this interaction of acceptance and rejection creates bonds to, and disconnection from, our environment.
These images depict this dichotomy that many of us face daily. Although we all have connections to each other and other things, there is a decidedly transient aspect to life. In each of us there rages a struggle to accept the appearances of others or to recognize the signifiers of an authentic self.
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