This series is an exploration of identity, specifically the impact of 'Twin Identity'. I have always found it difficult to comprehend and articulate to the people in my life how being a twin has affected my identity, as it has only really been understood by myself and my twin sister. Creating these works has allowed myself to better understand the complex and personal affects of being constantly compared and co-dependant but also comforted by a uniquely close relationship, where you have never felt completely alone.
Twin Identity I
This work displays a reflection of asymmetry, a split portrait made up of two images of my twin sister. I am present behind the camera, at angle looking directly down creating a vertical reflection. The primary-coloured hammock holds two versions of my twin, one looking at me and another looking at her displaying this complex connection of identity.
Twin Identity II
This work presents the conflicts of twin identity. The high, wide angle depicts my twin laying our couch through a reflected split image. The shared identity conflicts of myself and my twin are depicted through the relaxed position of my twin looking towards the opposing unsettled reflection of her looking directly to the viewer. I am present behind the camera, capturing this image from directly above, as viewer and contributor.
Twin Identity III
This work presents the unique relationship awarded to twins, a reflection of yourself is a relationship like no other. The reflected split image of my twin perched on our garden bench displays a content and positive perspective of my twin identity. The expressions present on my twin's face compliment each-other, one with a slight smile and the other studying and contemplating the reflection opposite.
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