Shark Nude

This is me, nude in college. I surrendered to laziness and layered the background and foreground in spikes, and the result looked a lot like fins. I’ve kept this image and it reminds me of the shock to my classmates I had made such a thing and was doing it in front of them. I had several people know off the bat that it was me. I had a lot of gall when it came to expressing my sexuality and I didn’t mind bearing their shock. This was one of the most serious nude portraits I’ve done yet, compared to doodles. It resonates with my social anxiety, but it shows me facing that discomfort with not complete vulnerability. I have my power, which is my naked body. I’m not really in harm’s way. My body will protect me.