The character or personality of an individual/the relation established by psychological identification.
Identity is who you are, the way you think about yourself, the way others view you and the things that make you unique to others, characteristics that define you. It is also the beliefs, personality, looks and/or expressions that make a person.
There are multiple types of identity which are the following: cultural identity, professional identity, ethnic and national identity, religious identity, gender identity, disability identity and psychological identity. A psychological identity relates to self-image (a mental model of oneself), self-esteem, and individuality).
Alec Sloth + Raina Matar – https://troutmanart.weebly.com/identity.html
Diana Markosian – https://www.canon-europe.com/pro/stories/diana-markosian-magnum-best-advice/
Yoshikatsu fujii – https://www.lensculture.com/yoshikatsu-fujii
– https://www.lensculture.com/articles/yoshikatsu-fujii-red-string
Case study
Alec Soth
https://alecsoth.com/photography/
Alec Soth is an American photographer born and based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He has published over twenty-five books. In 2008, Soth created Little Brown Mushroom, a multi-media enterprise focused on visual storytelling.
Alec’s debut, Sleeping by the Mississippi , was first published in 2004 and contained photos, of local people, places and things, taken along the Mississippi river during several road trips between 1999 and 2002.
His documentary images leave you wondering about the story behind them. Each photograph has an element of exploration and familiarity, studying middle America and the lives of people.
https://alecsoth.com/photography/projects/sleeping-by-the-mississippi
Photos from Sleeping by the Mississippi:
Alec Sloth’s images based on the theme of identity incorporates the home town of people (place) to show that peoples identity can be defined through their culture and life. The images above have an aspect of the peoples jobs or hobbies which can also influence someone as a person. The images of the objects/locations indicate a more simple or hidden identity isolated from the people. For example the houses seem more intimate and more meaningful then the other images as they seem to tell a story of the past.
I would like to photograph places in jersey which relate to me or my family and have meaning. when taking the photos I want to take the concept of isolation and interpret it by having a single small focal point and an empty sky/background around it.
To make my final outcomes more personal to me I would like to take old pictures of places from my parents towns (England, Broxborne and France, Le Harve) to show parts of my family’s history and culture and try and do some sort of collage with the new photos I will take from where our home is, Jersey.
Claude Cahun
https://www.jerseyheritage.org/collection-items/claude-cahun
Claude Cahun, from Nantes and moved to Jersey, is a French writer and plastic artist-photographer. Her life is closely linked to that of another artist of Nantes origin, Suzanne Malherbe, her companion. She photographed in the period of surrealism.
Rania Matar
Rania Matar is a Lebanese/Palestinian/American documentary and portrait photographer. She photographs the daily lives of girls and women in the Middle East and in the United States, including Syrian refugees.
The book A Girl and Her Room (published 2012 and various shoots between 2009 and 2010) reveals the lives of girls from the U.S. and Lebanon. Set in the girls’ bedrooms these portraits offer an insider’s perspective of not just who these young women are, but the physical spaces that are extensions to their identities.
Photos from A Girl and Her Room:
Rania Matar’s series of photos from the Middle East and in the United States comparing the home lives and lifestyles of young women around the same age shows how the identity of people is reflected in their rooms. It also reflects the juxtaposition between location and how people are brought up/live differently.
I would like to take pictures of me in my room or with objects that relate to my identity, things to do with my hobbies or personality.
Yoshikatsu fujii
https://www.yoshikatsufujii.com/
Yoshikatsu Fujii, born and raised in Hiroshima City. He often looks at historical themes and memory in contemporary events.
Fujii’s project “Red String,” his hand-made limited edition photobook was highly inspired by his parents’ divorce.
https://www.lensculture.com/yoshikatsu-fujii?modal=project-51723
Photos from Red String:
Yoshikatsu fujii’s photos relate to objects or people that make us who we are and are part of our life. I like how the relationship between people is portrayed in the photos of people and how they are showing their everyday life and culture.
I would like to take photos similar to the ones with objects or places with a isolated mood but also showing that there is life in the photos. The photos with the people i would also like to take them similarly with different people to show that people act differently. I could also find old photos of me with people and compare them by creating a sort of collage.