This is the Space I Take Up
Date
2024
Authors
Jorgensen, Claire
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University of Victoria
Abstract
This is the Space I Take Up is an ever-changing installation piece rooted firmly in self-portraiture. The work is concerned with the construction and reconstructions of the self through the lens of the gendered gaze and objectification. This focus reflects my personal and academic interest in the self. Through the manipulation of layers (be it paints or photos) I construct a composite of identity that is fragmented and ever-changing. I then invite others to look at the curated collection of a fractured self. This is the Space I Take Up provides an opportunity to reclaim and control my image. My work is in conversation with concepts such as Joey Soloway’s “{the} Female Gaze” and “Objectification Theory”, proposed by Barbara L Fredrickson and Tomi-Ann Roberts [1997].
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painting, identity, socialmedia, gaze, self, gender