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SHARMAYNE 

ARTISTS STATEMENT
I think it has been an interesting little experiment, this style of portfolio. I find it liberating, yet a somewhat challenging way of viewing myself. Challenging in the way of questioning what actually is the meaning of "feminine", and wondering about the difference between how I see myself and the way others do. I became more aware of the barriers mainstream media had actually inflicted on my head; telling me what is attractive, what is feminine and what is not. I thought I had successfully separated myself from being what "they wanted" but when I went to take the first few photos I questioned the way I was posing. This project opened my eyes into exploring my body in a different way and inspired me to become aware of my inhibitions, therefore inspiring me to discover ways of overcoming them in the future...hmmmm yup.

Media index

undone
Sharmayne 'undone'
20 Nov 09
Photos
ZIP - 41 images
poet_queen1
Sharmayne 'poet_queen1'
21 Apr 10
Video
poet_queen2
Sharmayne 'poet_queen2'
28 Apr 10
Video
rockthewoods
Sharmayne 'rockthewoods'
21 Aug 10
Photos - reload
ZIP - 35 images
ARTIST PROFILE
birthplace: Australia
currently living in: Melbourne
occupation: Life
age: 20
relationship status: Unconsidered
starsign: Taurus
biggest passion in my life: Poetry of life
I like to listen to: Secrets, hot breath, guitar
I like to watch: People thinking, kids contemplating, ants carrying other ants. Also, Jim Jarmusch
I like to smell: Burning wood, incense, the pavement in summer after rain
I like to taste: Winter
I like to feel: Rough bricks, danger, curiousity
favourite part of my body: Maybe my bum??
favourite part of someone else's body: Forearms
Why i shot myself: I had never posed nude in front of a camera before but had always been curious about it. I wanted to challenge my old ideals and understand it as a liberating art form.
who I'd least like to see shoot themselves: Dolly Parton
who I'd most like to see shoot themselves: Kevin Rudd
my website/fav website: Never had a fave but I suppose this one now
Most outrageous thing I have done: Still waiting to out do myself...jumping on stage at a big concert past security, climbing over cars - once a police car.
Bands I like: The Horrors, Sonic Youth, Siouxsie & the Banshees, Joy Division, The Sex Pistols, Patti Smith, Electrelane, Stereolab, Animal Collective, The Doors
Books I like: Too many, but at the moment I'm reading a book about Witchcraft and Paganism in Australia
Films I like: Dead Man, Permanent Vacation, the Kill Bills, Blow, Brick, Brothers of the Head, Breakfast at Tiffany's, Grindhouse...again too many