Platty's Art Land: 'Tangled'

This series of photographs/digital manipulations are part of a visual documentation of my Hyper-Mobility-Disorder and aims to reflect upon and to narrate my personal journey through the emotional complications that have resulted from the condition.

As a child, I was teased for having a weird body and this caused a lot of trouble for me at school. Being labelled a Freak during those formative childhood years wasn't particularly pleasant. As a result of this, I became quite closed off from everyone else; forcing me into my own little world. I learned to find happiness there after a while; much of my joy came from climbing trees and sitting in them, staring up at the sky, at the sun and contemplating the wonders of the Universe! It was in these moments that I learned that even though I may look a little different compared to most, we are all share the same roots. I am proud of who and what I am and instead of seeing my physical 'disfigurements' as a negative thing, I have learned to use my abilities in a positive way!

The final image in my series seeks to illustrate this point; I finally manage to unravel myself from my self-entanglement and reach for the Sun, for the truth and hold my own destiny in the palm of my hands and realise the happiness that I seek and deserve. =D

The 'Tangled' series: