Submission ErinEGardner

Each portrait examines the way a photograph merges the altered appearance after weight loss, the internal negotiations of this loss, and the shadow of accumulation. The skin is marked and each mark tells a story of loss, gain, and removal. To many who have experienced a significant loss of weight, the body becomes a palimpsest that is simultaneously familiar and alien. The residue of change is not mute. Each mark or fold tells diverse stories in which an individual’s experience can be seen and understood.