SKIN
Madison Cascardo
SKIN is the exploration and representation of the body as a landscape. Through versatility, black and white high contrast photography, SKIN embodies every ripple, curve, dip, and space within the exception of the human body. As acceptance and love fulfills the shape in which we inhabit, SKIN is a glance within ourselves and our insecurities. Allocating for self-love, SKIN is the daring truth of body image issues within men and women. Looking at the body as ART and not just as a vessel in which we inhabit, you can see through the cracks of unrealistic beauty expectations.
Peak
(Diptych), 2020, Digital Photo Prints, 24" x 36" each
“Peak” is a high contrast, black and white duo, that allows two images to create a language and or narrative that represents a landscape. Like the peak of a mountain top, or the green grassy hills that stretch out long before the sun. A beam of light shines from its high points. With the tiniest of creases or folds, shadows fall beneath its depths. Within these places, holds darkness, there lives insecurity.
Confrontation
Series (12), 2020, Digital Photo Prints, 12" x 18" each
This short series of twelve is the confrontation between juxtaposing the body and serenity. A roadmap of moments that resemble and continue the landscape aesthetic. The viewer should think about the confrontations they have endured between oneself and issues within their body. Ask yourself the following questions: Are you proud of the skin you’re in? Do you love your body? Are you at peace within yourself?
Inside
2020, Animated Imagery(Gif), Wax, (2 Channel Video Projection, Dimensions Vary)
Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD) is a mental health issue in which one can not stop thinking about one or more perceived defects or flaws in one's appearance. According to the International OCD Foundation, BDD affects about 1 in 50 people in the United States. BDD according to research begins at the ages of 12 to 13, but could begin earlier or later. About 40% affected are men, and 60% being women. For more information, call OWH (Office on Women's Health) Helpline at 1-800-994-9662.