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masculine/feminine, 2010

by Bridget Mac NYSPP 2010 winner

masculine/feminine, 2010

digital print

Everybody has a masculine and feminine side to their face. Through the digital manipulation of two photographs I have halved my face and found my masculine and feminine side. Each is symmetrical; though standing back you might believe that these are two different people. I'm asking 'What are the characteristics that make a woman look like a woman and a man look like a man'. I also want to address and confuse issues such as gender identity and the roles we play because of the way we look.

NYSPP 2010

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National Youth Self Portrait Prize

NYSPP 2009

Previous exhibition, 2009

An annual event, the National Youth Self Portrait Prize seeks to encourage young people to embrace self portraiture and its expressive possibilities.
masculine/feminine, 2010 by Bridget Mac NYSPP 2010 winner
masculine/feminine, 2010 by Bridget Mac NYSPP 2010 winner
masculine/feminine, 2010 by Bridget Mac NYSPP 2010 winner
masculine/feminine, 2010 by Bridget Mac NYSPP 2010 winner

Eyes on the Prize

Magazine article by Joanna Gilmour, 2010

A short visual essay of some of the works in the National Youth Self Portrait Prize 2010.
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