UMOJA
A series that examines how the different elements work with each other to provide humanity with resources for life. Through self portraiture i created images that celebrated each element through color, fashion and makeup. The title UMOJA means unity in Swahili and really shows how unified the elements are. I hope people can look at the portraits and remember to be more mindful about the environment and how we interact with it.
Images shown represent Water, Earth, Fire, Metal and Wood.
Images shown represent Water, Earth, Fire, Metal and Wood.
MATERIAL EXPERIMENTATION
After creating the digital portraits I began to experiment with how i could further push my concept and I began to think of how I could use the elements to recreate and reprint the same images. This time not embodying the elements but being part of them and working with them in the physical pieces.