Winter 1

My winter series was inspired by Yayoi Kusama, a Japanese contemporary artist. She is known for her sculptures and installments, but I'm pulling inspiration from her multimedia photography pieces. She takes b/w photos of herself and draws on them with colored markers. I used the exact same technique. These photos of me, my friends, and my family are taken on a disposable film camera. I printed these photos out on plain printer paper and drew over them to emulate the same zine-esque vibe











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