‘OCTOPUS_GARDEN’ by
CHARLIE_C
PRIMARY - 11 JUL 2017
"I wanted this shoot to express a natural rawness. I had just gotten my period and felt awful. My skin was a mess, I had been crying all morning and was in a very sensitive state. Instead of trying to make myself look better with make-up, obsessing over my aesthetic, I instead decided to just go with how I was feeling and looking at that moment. I wanted it to be me. Real. Untouched. I was so okay with how the shoot turned out. I expected to be offended by my body, and my bad mood to be exacerbated. But instead I looked okay. And so I felt okay too. My mood is so often dependent on how I feel about my body, so to be able to have used my body in a way that improved my mental well-being, was pretty cool. The blue sheets of plastic and bubble wrap were a part of some decorations I was working on for a rave that weekend. So, I decided to use those in the shoot. I had been using lots of spray-paint that day, hence the paint all over my hands and somehow all over my ass too! I think it adds a nice touch."
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