My concept is body shame, focusing on my own shame, which comes from illness and suffering. My project has developed through text and design, to open up a discussion about the body. It has been a conscious choice to use my own voice to talk about the body, using myself as an example. Bodies are something very private that I don't feel we discuss openly enough. There is a lot of focus on body ideals today, but I would like to broaden it so that it is about more than just size, as body shaming, in my opinion, is more than a size and the talk about it. My hope is that my collection will contribute to increased discussion about the body and shame.
