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SONYA_T 

ARTISTS STATEMENT
I was a Catholic Convent-educated girl from small-town traditional Canada who was taught to feel shame and guilt about my body for as long as I can remember. Also, as a bit of a self-professed 'swamp donkey' in my teenage years, my confidence certainly did not abound! Having finished my studies, I wanted to leave that girl behind and reclaim my body for myself. My method of rebelling against my past was to become an exotic dancer. As liberating and challenging as that was, it also forced me to portray my body in a certain way, I had to fulfill mens expectations of what is considered to be sexy or beautiful. Its impossible for women to conform to the beauty ideals that patriarchal society pressures us to embody. So I looked again for another method of freeing myself whilst being myself. I think the I Shot Myself project revealed itself to me at that very moment as the solution, allowing me to feel comfortable with my naked body without having to give up any of my personality or character, and have complete control over my image for possibly the first time in my life :) Highly recommended!!!

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third_wave
Sonya_T 'third_wave'
17 Apr 14
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bravo
Sonya_T 'bravo'
05 Jul 15
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unchained
Sonya_T 'unchained'
13 Aug 16
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ARTIST PROFILE
birthplace: Canada
currently living in: Citizen of the world
occupation: Exotic dancer
age: 25
height: Vertically challenged
weight: Plenty!
relationship status: Permanently undecided
starsign: Cancer
biggest passion in my life: Jumping out of planes and travelling.
I like to listen to: Myself a tad too much, I just have a lot to say!
I like to watch: My partner masturbate :)
I like to smell: Burnt matches, petrol, baking bread, new and old books, cummy sheets!
I like to taste: Kisses!
I like to feel: Excited and challenged, being afraid is when I feel most alive.
favourite part of my body: My boobs, love/hate relationship though.
favourite part of someone else's body: I love mens backs and womens curves.
Why i shot myself: Coming from a traditional Catholic background, I was never encouraged to love my body, but rather to be ashamed of it, hide it. I decided to break this cycle and learn to love it, its about time :)
who I'd least like to see shoot themselves: Nobody! Everyone should have the opportunity to feel sexy and empowered!
who I'd most like to see shoot themselves: My sister, as strange as that sounds, because she deserves to feel as beautiful and confident as she truly is and I think shooting herself would give her the physical proof that she needs to see it.
my website/fav website: Facebook so I can keep in touch with friends around the globe.
Most outrageous thing I have done: Learned to skydive alone, bungy jumped topless, became an exotic dancer, travelled the world alone, take your pick :)
Bands I like: Different music for different times and moods - Radiohead when I'm feeling down, Daft Punk when I want to go party,
Books I like: Anything fantasy or sci-fi, like Tolkein, Douglas Adams, Orwell, George R R Martin, etc.
Films I like: Big fan of European cinema, as they challenge hegemonic Hollywood films and force the spectator to become involved in the viewing process., eg. Gaspar Noes Irreversible, anything Lars von Trier.


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