The Flawed Female
My piece is based on the mental disorder called Body Dysmorphic Disorder. Body Dysmorphia is an illness that detrimentally affects the way in which a person sees themselves. Sufferers usually create a fixation on a minor or imaginary flaw in their appearance and obsess excessively, sometimes to a severe extent. My sculpture is my own depiction of BDD, and how it affects those who suffer from it. My sculpture is positioned in a way that illustrates how the illness affects the mental health of sufferers. She is on display, a major concern of BDD sufferers, naked to the audiences gaze.
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