Abstract
The self-portraits in Claiming Space are presented as large, glossy full-color posters, pinned directly to the gallery wall. The photographs are photographs of me, a plus-sized woman, as I want to be seen confronting and challenging the ideals of beauty, desire, and representation in contemporary culture and media. Using an active and direct gaze, I present a plus-sized woman with power and strength even in vulnerability. I am challenging the underrepresentation and misrepresentation of women, especially fat women, and asserting the right to be seen.
Library of Congress Subject Headings
Photography of women; Self-portraits; Body image in art
Publication Date
5-2018
Document Type
Thesis
Student Type
Graduate
Degree Name
Photography and Related Media (MFA)
Department, Program, or Center
School of Photographic Arts and Sciences (CIAS)
Advisor
Christine Shank
Advisor/Committee Member
Roberley Bell
Recommended Citation
Davies, Gwendolyn Anne, "Claiming Space" (2018). Thesis. Rochester Institute of Technology. Accessed from
https://repository.rit.edu/theses/9736
Campus
RIT – Main Campus
Plan Codes
IMGART-MFA
