#RESEARCH# Brighton Photo Fringe Caroline Burrows

I went to Nick Ford Photography few days ago, the exhibition See Me Hide by Caroline Burrows, it’s about the relationship and interactions, at first I didn’t know that the model in the photo was herself. Her works are so sad and strong, we can feel the sad story behind photos, and how she’s been hurt in her life.

When I first saw these works, I felt depressed and it was difficult to breathe in. I was even more aware that every photo is faceless or blurred, like she was running away from herself.





But I found that these works were more like relieve of her sad feeling, let all past and made her stronger, because I saw some other work hanging on the wall, it’s all text.





“this is what I will show you
instead of what I am
I’ll give you all my power
I’ll be your doll, your puppet, your slave
I’ll be small and weak for you
I’ll be naked and vulnerable for you
I’ll be damaged and broken for you
I’ll beg for you
I’ll cry on the floor for you
I’ll censor myself for you
I’ll punish myself for you
I’ll be not good enough for you
I’ll be dirty and bad for you
I’ll show you all my shame
this is not who I am
I long for you to see who I am
I won’t let you see who I am”
-Caroline Burrows

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