Self portrait (Sophie)

Artist Statement & self-portrait

My self-portrait represents my feelings at the moment. Sometimes I feel alone and I am very thoughtful.I think of my family and my friends in Germany, who I miss very much.
The background supposed to represent "confusion". Often many things confuse me and I don't really know what to do. 
Likewise the background represents the many decisions I must make every day, and the various possibilities offered by one's life.
there is also a big contrast if you compare the background with me. I represent my thoughts and calmness, while the background represents bustling and quickness.

My portrait also expresses this image: The background stands for a crowd, which moves constantly around me and which stands for anxiety. I am sitting in the center of this crowd and feel lost. I also have the feeling that everything just passes me by and that I am simply overwhelmed at times; that nobody understands me. 
In my portrait I can only poorly distinguished from the background, which means that I sometimes feel as though I were sinking into the crowd and that I don't even know myself. I feel like I want to break out of the crows and finally have time for myself. 

 

At first it was difficult to take a picture of myself that represents my feelings. I took photos outside and inside without having the actual idea of what I want to do or represent.
All in all I had to think a lot till i finally took this self-portrait.

Sophie