Final Project: "GHOST (Men Still Haunt Me)"
Inspired by my previous photo project and Terri Warpinski, I wanted to create another self-portrait photo series. I pasted small prints into a 7x7" handsewn book to create a more intimate and private experience for the viewer; I want the viewer to feel like that can take as much time as they desire with each image. I took these images in Wriston because I wanted a simple background with minimal distraction. I found a large picture frame that could fit my whole body behind it and took the photos from behind the glass. This glass was to show the mental barrier that had been created between myself and men after working as a stripper during my sophomore year of college. Obviously, there is a very specific demographic of men who are regular customers at a strip club, but since these were pretty much the only men I interacted with on a day-to-day basis, my understanding of who men are became very clouded. Every day, men showed me the most terrible things they're capable of:
