Cleansing

Being interested in body and performance art, I decided to start developing it within my own practice. I have been looking at duration through the human body and the limits I could put myself through, physically and mentally In a safe manor. I tested my body's limits to see how much stimulation I could handle/how little I could handle.

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I have been looking at the themes of self harm and sexual abuse, specifically within children. I wanted to portray what it felt like after being assaulted, where i was itching to be "clean" from the disgust and repulsion it left on my skin. This was often followed by intrusive thoughts about harming myself in a cleansing manor.  

I Filmed myself completing simple everyday tasks and pushing my body to its limits for as long as I could or before hurting myself. These were then transformed into a collection of video projections and stills contrasting the suppleness of bathing and the power of a safe environment.