University brief: A portrait that pushes boundaries.
A multi-stage project exploring the inner and outer experience of being human — a portrait that pushes illustrative boundaries.
Stage 1: Body printing onto kraft paper inside an enclosed container. The confined space became a metaphor for what we hold inside—our emotional history, our hidden feelings. Both the so-called ‘good’ and ‘bad’.
Stage 2: Constructing a life-sized mannequin based on myself. Using photography to map my body, I built the structure from recycled cardboard, then used the printed kraft paper as its skin—acting as a barrier between the internal and external self.
Stage 3: Illustrating the outer form with ‘tattoos’ that reflect my external world—objects, experiences, and influences from past to present.
This project challenged me on many levels. Technically, I had never built anything of this scale or worked with these materials. Emotionally, it demanded I confront my inner world and mark a clear boundary between what is inside and what is shown outside. And yet, in doing so, I also saw how much the outside has shaped the inside.
It became more than just a 3D mannequin. It became a catalyst—an act of seeing more clearly.
