Eruptio

Expressive self portrait done for my photography class.

Eruptio: Latin - an eruption, bursting forth / sally, attack

To look into another person's eyes is to see the truth of their being, their love, their hate, the beautiful and the ugly. It's an odd feeling, a personal feeling, to see all of someone. We as a people fear somebody knowing us completely, afraid for them to see all that we are. For when we meet their eyes and see them, they meet ours and see us. Many look away, or look but avert their gaze to the place just past me. But please, look into my eyes and see all of me, not my ear or my forehead, my cheekbone or lower lip. Look not to the body that is a reflection of the world, content in safety - for that is foolishness and to do so is to be afraid. Please! My brother's, my sisters, look to the center of my being, look into my eyes. Look into my eyes, so that I may look into yours. Burst forth.

This project was very fun to do, took about 400 photos (might put more up later if anybody wants?) by myself in front of my house. Haha it was funny- my neighbors are all old people so they were looking at me funny when they drove by. I just waved C:

My favorite part about this project, other than the old people haha, was putting on the duct tape by myself. I Even put it in my nostrils so that there would be no skin showing haha.