TGBU
'There's Glass Between Us', (2016), is a collection of ten portraits which aim to explore the invisible but ever present barrier that people of colour face in Western society. These symbolic portraits have been shot through wet glass to produce a clouded and distorted painterly effect.
By creating an interior and exterior with the glass, I have exposed the act of othering which often leads to acts of discrimination and inequality in many aspects of our society. The effects thereof are plain to see for those whose appearance might not fit the expected Visual Norm.
My aim, as ever, is to begin conversations about race, and to cause the viewer to look within at their beliefs and bias; to address that stereotyping alters experiences and the ability to see someone for who they are instead of their perceived origin, ethnicity or religion.
Read MoreBy creating an interior and exterior with the glass, I have exposed the act of othering which often leads to acts of discrimination and inequality in many aspects of our society. The effects thereof are plain to see for those whose appearance might not fit the expected Visual Norm.
My aim, as ever, is to begin conversations about race, and to cause the viewer to look within at their beliefs and bias; to address that stereotyping alters experiences and the ability to see someone for who they are instead of their perceived origin, ethnicity or religion.
