Inner Self

[Introduction into the set of images:

Different forms of art have always been used to express different kinds of emotions and feelings, either to release it from the artist’s mind, to document or produced to affect the viewer in a certain way. However, as long as people express themselves, other folk will take offense. In some cases this can lead to the censorship of work.

This work has been created from looking at music, censorship and the relationship between the two. Taking reasons why certain works may become censored and relating them to song lyrics to produce a visual medium that could be used to promote the artist’s work, via the likes of an album cover. However, these images have been produced to create a somewhat shock and uneasy feeling to them. This has been done to see if the viewer reacts only to the visual or whether the impact will make the viewer study the image in greater detail to try and understand the reasons behind the work. Everyone draws different interpretations and beliefs behind what they see. Yet, can one push for work to be censored simply because they do not like the aesthetic of the work or just because they disagree with what they interpret the reasons behind the work to be?]

Description of the individual piece:

This image derived from thinking about the corruption images could cause if seen by the ‘wrong’ person. How youthful innocence may be emotionally affected by what they have seen.

Lyrics; the ideas for the visual.

“Blood on my face and hands and I,
Don’t know why I’m not afraid to cry.”
Slipknot – People = Shit.

“That face inside is watching you too.”
Linkin Park – Papercut.

Others in Set:

1. Inner Self
2. Silence
3. Remains
4. Razorblade Romance
5. First Thoughts
6. Vampire