This is a
dramatic/artistic project depicting the often overlooked injuries
and abuses of women. I need both men and women for the series, some of
the images may require implied nude or nude. The mood of this series is
somewhat dark but I think that it will be a worth while endeavor.
Most of the images have a primary female character, some have one or
more male characters and possibly some background characters. For men
volunteering to be in an image you should be aware that you will likely
be cast as the villain of the scene. This series was inspired by the
many people that have confided in me
over the years. I have often been in the position of consoling
and advising someone that had been hurt but I have always wished that I
could change the situation before someone gets hurt. From time to time
I have tried to write and post something that would make a difference
somewhere but with little effect. I am not a writer and lack the talent
to really influence people in that media. I am a photographer though.
Visual images are part of my natural thought processes and I do see
people react to the images that I make. So this is my attempt to make a
difference, even if only to one person. Many of the images will be
disturbing but they are designed to be so. They are designed to
get attention and cut into complacency.
Years ago I had a group of Scouts out on a camping trip. In the
evening they were standing around the fire and a group of girls walked
past the camp several times. These boys got started yelling things out
to the girls that were getting a bit rude. I could have just
yelled at them to cut it out but thinking about he situation I realized
that though they would to what I told them they would not learn
anything from it and would be likely to repeat the behavior when I was
not around. The core of the problem was that they were not seeing these
girls as people, they were objects. So the next time they came by I
walked up to them, explained the problem I was trying to solve and
invited them over to our fire. I will never forget the shocked looks on
the boy's faces just before they ran and hid in their tents. This
series, though it is more serious has the same principle To make people
see a person who has been hurt. Someone who can't be dismissed by
saying
"she was just......." or "she should have......."
This project is being done on a TFP (Time For Prints) basis.
I
don't know what the destination for these images is. I hope that
eventually there may be a gallery show or a book but for now I need to
keep the costs down. I am happy to do regular portfolio or portrait
work in exchange for work on this series. Most of the scenes
require
multiple people and I don't want to have anyone recognizable in more
than one image because it should not be one person's story, so this
will require a number of people to
complete. I realize that there may be some reservations about
playing some of the parts in these images. My hope is to get people who
are interested in purpose of this series and would like to see it
completed. Due to the lighting techniques that I am using in many
of the image I also need assistance to help with equipment. I am
commonly asked when the shoot is. Since there are many scenes there
will be many shoots and I don't know when they will be until I have all
the props, people and locations needed for the particular scene.
For those interested in participating in this project here are the
image descriptions. SCENES TO BE DONE
