Fall of Self
The Fall of Self series was created during my first photography course I took at Emporia State University using a black and white film camera and a darkroom. These images were printed as gelatin silver prints and processed in a darkroom using developer, stop, and fixture. The series was one of my first that really started to capture topics and emotions that were important to me and had effected a large part of my life.
Fall of Self is a photo series consisting of 14 images exploring the topic of depression, anxiety, and self-destruction. Through my middle school and high school years I had a hard time controlling and dealing with these emotions which led to multiple bad coping methods that would later give me insight on how I can help others overcome these feelings. The chairs symbolize people and how they carry the burdens they feel even when others can't see those burdens. The ropes and scratch marks symbolize the restrictions and experiences people have that lead to traumatic responses and self- destruction. This project not only helped me cope and work through years of emotions and issues that effected my relationship with my friends, partners, family, and with myself, but it also helped give me a way to bring this conversation to others who also struggle. My hope for this series is that it will bring others comfort in solidarity, and insight to the issues many people in our society deal with every day.
Fall of Self is a photo series consisting of 14 images exploring the topic of depression, anxiety, and self-destruction. Through my middle school and high school years I had a hard time controlling and dealing with these emotions which led to multiple bad coping methods that would later give me insight on how I can help others overcome these feelings. The chairs symbolize people and how they carry the burdens they feel even when others can't see those burdens. The ropes and scratch marks symbolize the restrictions and experiences people have that lead to traumatic responses and self- destruction. This project not only helped me cope and work through years of emotions and issues that effected my relationship with my friends, partners, family, and with myself, but it also helped give me a way to bring this conversation to others who also struggle. My hope for this series is that it will bring others comfort in solidarity, and insight to the issues many people in our society deal with every day.
These are images from the setup I used for my photo series, as well as, some detail shots from the above images.