of all ribs

Body dysmorphia and anorexia was something that I dealt with during the beginning of 2024.  My weight dropped down to 90 lbs due to mental health issues, and after many sleepless nights and worried exchanges from my family, I realized that I couldn’t live the life I was living  anymore. I was skin and bone: light as a feather. My body was fragile: easily able to be cracked. My body was thirsty: I needed nutrients. I looked like a package of baby back ribs. In the end, I had to dig myself out of pain to be able to flourish. My main concern for this project was that I didn’t want it to seem too disturbing. I wanted it to show what my mind looks like when I think about this time in my life: I needed to embrace it. I strongly believe that certain things do not happen in your life for no reason. There is always a lesson behind everything we go through. Each life is different, and I hope that anyone else dealing with or has dealt with anorexia, can find that strength to dig themselves out. I want my photographs to show the delicacy of the body, specifically a female one. The female body is caring and gentle, just like Mother Nature. The Earth is my second mother and I couldn’t let her down.

- 2024