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AINSLEY_C 

ARTISTS STATEMENT
Bodies are amazing. They are the vessel that carries our consciousness, and through them we experience the world. I love nothing more than a body stripped back to its bare essentials, concealing nothing, but still so full of secrets. Until recently, I relished the opportunity to get naked, for other people and for myself. A year ago I was involved in an accident that left me permanently scarred in some of my favourite places, and this put a very abrupt end to my sense of freedom, sexuality and self esteem. Shooting for ISM has been a confronting, yet liberating experience. Through forcing myself to look at my new body and getting to know this new image, I have been able to love myself a little bit more and begin the road to healing. I still have my vessel, and I can still experience this magical journey.

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ARTIST PROFILE
birthplace: Fremantle, Australia.
age: 22.
height: Taller than most.
starsign: Triple Aquarius.
biggest passion in my life: Growing and healing through experiences and opportunities, and letting love back into my life.
I like to listen to: rain on a tin roof, the crackle of a camp fire and the deep breathing of a sleeping baby.
I like to watch: old people, imagining them when they were young and beautiful. Their dreams, loves and losses...
I like to smell: my hands after they've run through a rosemary bush.
I like to taste: road dust, and a well mixed gin and tonic.
I like to feel: have you ever touched a whale?
favourite part of my body: My navel, and the tiny tiny hairs that live on the edge.
favourite part of someone else's body: Jaw lines and collar bones. I always catch myself staring at them, especially on the tram.
Why i shot myself: I often struggle with my sexuality, especially since the accident, so I wanted to challenge myself in a safe and creative way.
who I'd most like to see shoot themselves: A woman I saw at 5 Rhythms one time. She was pure elf, all creamy skin and slender hands.
Most outrageous thing I have done: I like to make art with my menstrual blood. Some people find that outrageous.
Bands I like: I hate to be that person, but I like a bit of everything! Anything from Pink Floyd to Meshuggah to Ben Howard to Shone.
Books I like: Kingkiller Chronicles, A New Earth, anything Hermann Hesse.
Films I like: I rarely watch movies, but when I do it's something Wes Anderson or, yep, the Lord of the Rings.