Alexandra
Rotmil-Eser.
My sustained investigation was exploring the discomfort that results from body dysmorphia. As someone who has struggled with accepting my physical self, I wanted to showcase the experience. Following several years of body-checking and covering my body from others I wanted to display the many body parts that so many people, such as myself, struggle to accept.
I began by experimenting more with covered bodies to show discomfort with appearance. As I continued, I began to draw parts of my body with which I have made me or still today make me uncomfortable. I decided to show the places of discomfort as I felt there is more to explore in drawing the exposed body, rather than only the face and a covered body. Furthermore, I began by having finished pieces in pen, but by the end I had decided to work more in pencil so that I had more control for precision.
