Water

“Water” is a series adopting an artistic research approach to explore the intricate relationship between the human body and sense of self. This collection of portraits interprets the body as fundamental to identity. Through collaborative portraiture, the project traces how we inhabit our physical forms, feel connected or adrift from them over time, and integrate somatic experiences as our bodies transform. By mapping ever-fluid bodily awareness across time, "Water" aims to illuminate the dynamic connection between physicality and identity in all its fragility and becoming. Expanding upon visual archives and literary discussions of bodily presence, WATER follows the evolving somatic experiences to illuminate identity's dynamic relationship with our ever-changing physical forms. The process involves co-creating a shoot with participants and asking questions on bodily awareness, changes over time and impacts on self-perception. This approach illuminates diverse understandings of the fundamental mind-body connection through imagery and storytelling. The aim is to expand artistic and scholarly discourse on the psychological, emotional and social dimensions of having and inhabiting a body.