I predict that, for example, personality and identity will be expressed in the portrait because I will be able to show emotions through facial expressions and makeup-up to link to my theme of sexuality.

Essay questions ideas:

Can personality and identity be expressed in a portrait?

How does fashion shape social identities?

How is religion – specifically Christianity – linked to fairy tales?

In what way does Carole Benitah explore childhood memories through her work as a method of understanding identity and self-expression?

In what way has Broomberg & Chanarin explored / used/ interpreted religious texts in their book Holy Bible

How has B & C explored archives and biblical scripture in their photobook Holy Bible

I have chosen these questions because I think they link in with my project which is touching upon the theme of homosexuality and Christianity. For example, “Can personality and identity be expressed in a portrait?” links to my theme of Christianity + homosexuality since it touches upon identity and portraiture and for my project, I’m going to have a few portrait photos I assumed this question would link perfectly. Similarly for the other questions like, “How is religion – specifically Christianity – linked to fairy tales?” This touches upon the theme of religion especially because the question specifically asks how is religion linked to another theme like fairy tales?

Essay question:

How has the Bible been portrayed through art / photography?

Essay Plan

Q:
Opening quote
Intro
Pg 1: Theory around photography and memory – Barthes
Pg 2: Bromberg & Chanarin – memory and death
Pg 3: Benitah: memory + childhood – Kuhn,
Conclusion
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