When I meet people for the first time they often ask me, "Are you half?" I never really know how to answer this question because I know what they are trying ask, but I always dislike the way they say it. The question seems so confrontational and so accusatory. Sometimes it makes me feel alienated, as if I'm not a whole person but just a half. The idea behind this piece is that I am of mixed nationalities, but I am not in fact "half" but rather whole. I wanted to see what it would look life if I put my two ethnicities on the same face.
Thursday, January 22, 2009
are you half? (Nicole Jaffe's Self Portrait)
When I meet people for the first time they often ask me, "Are you half?" I never really know how to answer this question because I know what they are trying ask, but I always dislike the way they say it. The question seems so confrontational and so accusatory. Sometimes it makes me feel alienated, as if I'm not a whole person but just a half. The idea behind this piece is that I am of mixed nationalities, but I am not in fact "half" but rather whole. I wanted to see what it would look life if I put my two ethnicities on the same face.
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When I initially saw this picture I didn't even notice the slight differences you made, and I think that's why it's so successful- because of the subtlety. It really forces the viewer to reexamine the image and think about what is being presented.
ReplyDeleteyour concept is reaaly simple,straight to the point. But somehow creat more than a picture. It's realy cool that you change the color of your eye, face...make me want to find more differences among them.I like it !
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