ALTERNATIVE SADNESS #3 - Limited Edition of 10 Print

Brand New Image Alternative Sadness #3 Limited Edition 10 Available Printed on lustre high quality photographic paper. Professionally sealed in matte, anti scratch seal & framed. Image Size: 32 x 20 Artwork with Frame: 36 x 24 Taken in natural window light using Sony A7R with 1.8 85mm portrait lens. Taken in the middle of a 12 week quarantine period for being at high risk from catching COVID 19 I decided to use this time to create some brand new pieces for you all. I hope you like them. This is the 3rd image of a series of 4 images of self portraits called "Alternative Sadness" Also available as a set This is not the usual sadness creeping in, This is not the time to sink or swim, This is not the feelings of an isolated being, Nor the product of the shell I live in, This is not the beginning of madness, This is an alternative kind of sadness... JemmeMDArt "I am a 36 year old Self Portrait Artist. My primary styles are abstract/contemporary/fine art nude portraits. Working mainly in natural light, my works are mostly black and whites & monochrome based portraits. My work is based around my own documentation of my journey living with a life limiting, disabling, degenerative disease. I have Muscular Dystrophy & I am peg fed via a tube into the intestine. I am a powerchair user & started to document my body in nude form as a way of expressing the struggles, the trials, pain, isolation & heartache which goes with this disease as well as the achievements, lessons in body confidence, acceptance of constant changes & abilities. Whilst at the same time creating a space to feel freedom no longer confined by my disease. These experiences whilst making the artwork led me further through the storytelling, by creating poetry for some of the artworks. I found my artwork has helped those in similar situations to myself by being able to talk about and approach these issues that we are scared to discuss & speak out about for fear of being labelled as negative. I wish everyone to label themselves as beautiful. Using art in photography is my way to reach out to the viewer, the fellow MD sufferers & raise awareness at the same time" Thank you