Statement
Scars | Viktorija Smidtaite
This project focuses around the memories that people
associate with their scars.
They are accumulated over a lifetime. From the faded, skinned
knees of childhood to surgical scars from later in life, they make up both
small and important stories from our lives. Scars are memories that can be
touched and seen, stories that are written deep into someone skin.
Some people can be very sensitive about them and they don’t
like anyone touching them or even seeing them. Others can be the source of
great joy, like a caesarean, whereas others can be a reminder of a lifesaving
operation.
In this project I shall be focussing on scars that have resulted
from an operation. Viewers are encouraged to view the scars from close distance
and to interact with them by touching the image of the scar and listening to
the stories that were told by each person. Inspired by Ted Mayer’s mono-prints
of scars I wanted to get closer and show every single detail that hides in the
skin.
This project consists of three people that got their scars
after an operation. People often forget how important they are. In many cases
they are a representation of life, survival and pain that is no longer there. Scars
are beautiful and important part of human life that cannot be forgotten.
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