A change in the project
In the third year of my degree I embarked on another portrait series, this one was named ‘The Female Biker’ – An exploration into what it means to be a female motorcycle rider. This project featured four individuals and was made of images as well as text; looking at their journey and the judgement that they have faced. The main aims for this project was to inform individuals in a bid to change the stigma around female motorcycle riders.
I then continued this project into my second semester of the year, working closely with some of my previous models. However, this project was short lived as unfortunately we came under attack from the COVID-19 pandemic. After careful consideration the university was forced to close, my models began dropping out one by one, and for a while I wasn’t sure what I wanted to do or how I was going to make any new work.
Myself like many other individuals had been affected by the virus in more ways than one, not only was I no longer able to attend university to finish my degree but had also been laid off from work with no means of income. It was here that I decided to make my project personal about my own experiences during this time. This is when I made this mini project ‘ The Box’ and where ‘These Four Walls’ was started. ‘The Box’ included research, statistics and facts about the COVID-19 virus.
I then continued this project into my second semester of the year, working closely with some of my previous models. However, this project was short lived as unfortunately we came under attack from the COVID-19 pandemic. After careful consideration the university was forced to close, my models began dropping out one by one, and for a while I wasn’t sure what I wanted to do or how I was going to make any new work.
Myself like many other individuals had been affected by the virus in more ways than one, not only was I no longer able to attend university to finish my degree but had also been laid off from work with no means of income. It was here that I decided to make my project personal about my own experiences during this time. This is when I made this mini project ‘ The Box’ and where ‘These Four Walls’ was started. ‘The Box’ included research, statistics and facts about the COVID-19 virus.
