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I had no idea this was happening, but I’m so pleased! You can see my flyer being put up around 1:57 and 3:02! My body is pasted up all over melbourne! Rahhh!
A quick summary of my first project. Need to get a better camera for the documentation video, but the one I have will do for now.
Final video documentation of the installation! It went over very well and I’m super happy with the result.
Working on a mini-poster series to go along with my digital installation. This one features a bit of Miss Natalie’s body narrative.
They’re meant to be viewed side by side, in a line. Still needs some work. Hoping to do 3 more.
Say hello to Paige! The latest addition to my installation and my favorite little manatee.
For real, that’s not even an insult. I’d get that tattooed on my body.
“I’m a manatee, bitch!”
A work in progress featuring miss Melasaurus, narrative taken from the Fat Acceptance Story she submitted a while back.
Jessica’s narrative for my interactive installation, still pending some possible changes but I’m too excited not to share.
Two more are in progress for melasaurus and Paige, so stay tuned!
I don’t know how many of these I can finish before my deadline, but we shall see what transpires…!
More process on the project!
I only have two narratives done right now because I’m busy refining the technology and hardware aspects of the interface (and I had to move to a different location), but finally moving along.
Interested in contributing to my design project?
All body types are welcome to submit!
I need photos of you, preferably three. In your bathing suit. High-resolution.
If you’d rather not sport a bathing suit, it can be a leotard or close-fitting clothing of any kind (leggings and tank-tops?) that clearly defines the outline of your body. Preferably a solid color, no patterns.
If I decide to do more with your photos for my project, I would also like to ask you a few questions about the relationship you have with your body…So please provide an e-mail along with your picture submission if you don’t mind a little Q & A.
Your photos should be straight, full-body shots looking directly at the camera. For references, SEE THIS graphic I made as part of my design process. You can move your arms and shift your weight or whatever, but the photos need to be consistent.
DO NOT take a photo of yourself in the mirror with the camera in the shot.
DO NOT cut off your feet, arms or legs. We need to see everything!
DO NOT use a webcam or something that will result in a low-quality photo. A point and shoot camera is fine, I would recommend setting it up with a timer.
If you want to get a little more creative and include other poses, that’s okay too! Just for the specific project I’m working on there’s a kind of consistency I need to keep in the design. Doesn’t mean I might not find a use for different body configurations in my work at some point in the future.
Help take my project to a level that encompasses body image topics, questions and stories of all kinds.
Deadline is indefinite, submit at your leisure. I will be keeping the photos for use in this and other projects.
New deadline = forever. At the expense of sounding creepy: I want to collect your bodies!
