• concepts
  • portrait
    • kaeli
    • me !
    • hex
    • lucky fruit
    • matan
    • irene
  • concert
    • polyphia
    • remi wolf
    • glaive
    • xanubis
    • nycl kai
    • the 1975
    • kehlani & hayley kiyoko
    • the japanese house
  • places
    • france
    • san francisco
    • berkeley
  • contact
  • support
christine ortiz
  • concepts
  • portrait
    • kaeli
    • me !
    • hex
    • lucky fruit
    • matan
    • irene
  • concert
    • polyphia
    • remi wolf
    • glaive
    • xanubis
    • nycl kai
    • the 1975
    • kehlani & hayley kiyoko
    • the japanese house
  • places
    • france
    • san francisco
    • berkeley
  • contact
  • support

seeking comfort

Seeking Comfort is a collection of images exploring the difficult relationship one can have with their own body. The way in which clouds are continuously changing relate to the fleeting and fluctuating acceptance I have towards my own skin. Clouds are constantly in motion with their admirable shapes and curves, present one second, and gone the next. This experience is similar to the way in which I experience comfort in my body. I feel discomfort thinking of my body as a whole, however I find solace in the little, unique markings that appear throughout. The freckles, birthmarks, surgery scars, and places of discoloration are what I find beautiful. The parts in which you have to physically get close to appreciate the small things are what make inhabiting my own body a bit easier. I also created images with my partner to bring light to how someone else can love my skin in the places which I do not. 

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I feel good, I think.jpg
1. When you look at me.jpg
2. The only part of my midsection.jpg
3. When I cry.jpg
4. Need you close.jpg
5. My favorite birthmark.jpg
6. At ease when your body is next to mine.jpg
7. Please don't apologize that I get these from you.jpg
8. I'm glad we have constellations together.jpg
9. Seeing myself through your eyes.jpg
10. Meniscus repair, june 2023.jpg
11. Partial meniscus removal, october 2023.jpg

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