Project_ISM - erotic art & public nudity

CHARLIE_Y

ARTISTS STATEMENT

The reason why I wanted to "Shoot Myself" was to explore the difference between how I view my body and how I can represent that in image form. I am fascinated by the connection between how gender and sexuality is internally interpreted and how it is represented. I feel that sexuality and gender are constantly pulled between what is expected of us and our own internal wants, needs, desires and identities. The project for me was a way of seeing how much of my unconscious standards of beauty will manipulate the way I pose. I wanted to use a natural environment in order to minimize the pressure of shooting.

Media index

Charlie_Y 'limitless'
30 Mar 16
Photos
ZIP - 54 images

Charlie_Y 'in_the_pines'
19 Dec 16
Photos - reload
ZIP - 65 images

ARTIST PROFILE

birthplace: Trondheim
occupation: Student
age: 22
height: 154cm
starsign: Capricorn
biggest passion in my life: Revolutionary socialism
I like to listen to: People passionately yelling at each other in foreign languages
I like to watch: Sea mamals and mobula rays jumping out of the ocean
I like to smell: Roasted almonds and coffee in the morning
I like to taste: kimchi, yogurt, kiwi, frozen blueberries, ox tongue
I like to feel: Effortless
favourite part of my body: My clavical
favourite part of someone else's body: The soft area between their leg and belly button
Why i shot myself: To see whether I could pose and manipulate my body in a way that matched with the image I have of my body
who I'd least like to see shoot themselves: A stranger, who cares
who I'd most like to see shoot themselves: My grandmother
my website/fav website: The economist
Most outrageous thing I have done: Sold my panties
Bands I like: PJ Harvey, Beat Happening, John Fahey
Books I like: Murasaki's Kafka on the Shore and the Wind Up Bird chronicles
Films I like: Taxi Driver

CHARLIE_Y