How we see ourselves is conditioned by the images around us; this images reflect and reinforce in our mind socities values.
Game : take photos of the world around you (adverts, pictures, places, things, events... but not real people please.) on the theme of contrasts.
- Ugly : Beautiful
- Weak : Strong
- Dumb : Smart, bright, clever, intelligent
- Nasty : Nice
- Ill : Healthy
- Bad : Good
- Quiet : Loud
- Dirty : Clean
- Hot : Cold
etc...
Put your picture on your blog with comments.
We often think in terms of opposites like "UGLY" versus "BEAUTIFUL". Beauty is perhaps in the eye of beholder but advertisers reinforce our simplistic-binary vision of the world, to condition our way of seeing things; we end up thinking in stereotypes... Should we not nuance of vision of things ? Are people just "ugly" or "beautiful" ? Our way of seeing others can be distructive of others... When looking at a portrait or someone self-portrait, go beyond judging a person by their appearance who they are is more important than what they look like. Ask yourselves : What can I learn from a person appearance ? How is his/her life, his/her feelings "written" on his/her face ?
jeudi 10 décembre 2009
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