Jetshri
Bhadviya

2017 W/SW Juried Exhibition Application Portfolio

This body of works explore how a human body activates a space and how it is perceived in a social, political, religious, and spiritual context. I use photography to give visual form to big philosophical issues, like what it means to be a conscious being, or the relationship between our minds, bodies, and environments. Among many such philosophical issues are that of the concept of "the soul", which exists both inside and beyond a person's body. By presenting a figure without identifiable characteristics I am also urging my audience to realize what it means to be a conscious being by bringing to light how hypocritical we are as humans to define people based on their color, gender, body type, culture and religion.