Heavenly Bodies
In this series, I challenge contemporary perceptions of the fat body by presenting it in a way that is both distorted and free from societal judgment. The series deliberately emphasizes the sculptural qualities of the body, using distortion not to mock but to elevate the subject beyond conventional beauty standards. By doing so, I echo the works of artists who have historically used the body as a site of exploration, questioning norms around weight and appearance.
The body in this series appears both weightless and grounded, playing with the concepts of gravity and space. This duality—where the body is both heavy and yet unbound—invites viewers to reconsider the physical presence of larger bodies, not as subjects of scrutiny but as embodiments of strength, resilience, and fluidity. In these works, the fat body is not just a physical entity but a sculptural one, existing in a space where it defies gravity and transcends the limitations imposed by societal expectations.