Photographic Media (Level 7)

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Amanda Braide

An exploration of internal experience translated through movement, portraiture, and performance.

A self-portrait constructed without the physical presence of the self, where other bodies become vessels for emotional states drawn from lived experience.

At its core, the work seeks an understanding of the self beyond shame. Through movement, internal and fragmented states are carried by other bodies, allowing them to take form.

The work unfolds as an ongoing process of coming into relation with the self, a gradual reclaiming of identity shaped not by arrival, but by repetition: persistence, reflection, and self-acceptance circling back in new forms.

It resists closure, positioning transformation as continuous rather than resolved, holding space for what remains unseen yet deeply felt.

Black and white image of crouched performer on dark stage with head bowed and hands over face.
Black and white image of close-up of hands gripping the front of an embroidered shirt.
Black and white image of dramatic staged pose with two performers intertwined on a dark background.
Black and white image of a performer’s face and hands shown in a blurred, overlapping motion effect.
Black and white image of two performers close together, one behind the other, with overlapping double‑exposed faces.
Black and white image of a performer standing and holding another performer horizontally across their arms on a dark stage.
 Black and white image of two performers kneeling and embracing tightly on a dark stage.
Black and white image of a seated figure with arms extended and legs drawn in, partially obscuring the face.

Photographic Media