Identity As Something In Progress
Becoming is not a stage between two fixed points. It is a condition that resists completion. Visual metaphors of becoming in art and identity formation focus on this unfinished state, where identity is not yet defined but already active. The image does not present who the figure is. It holds who she is in the process of becoming.
Forms That Shift While Being Seen
In these images, form does not stabilise under observation. It changes while it is being perceived. Edges may adjust, shapes may suggest different readings, and structures may reorganise depending on where attention rests. I am interested in this instability, where the act of looking becomes part of the transformation.
Construction Without Blueprint
Identity formation does not follow a fixed plan. Visually, this appears as structures that seem to build themselves without a clear design. Elements gather, connect, separate, and reconnect. The image feels assembled in real time, rather than executed from a predetermined structure. This creates a sense of openness, where the form is still negotiating itself.
The Presence Of Partial States
Becoming is visible through partiality. The figure appears neither complete nor absent. Certain aspects are more defined, while others remain unresolved or emerging. This uneven clarity creates a tension within the image, where different stages of identity coexist without hierarchy.
Surface As A Record Of Formation
The surface can reveal how the image comes into being. Layers remain visible, traces of earlier states persist, and adjustments are not fully concealed. I am drawn to images where the process is not hidden, where the formation of identity is readable within the structure itself.
Repetition As Self-Testing
Repetition in these images suggests exploration rather than confirmation. A form may return in multiple variations, as if the image is testing different possibilities. Each repetition proposes a version of identity, but none fully replaces the others. The image remains open to revision.
A Self That Does Not Finalise
What stays with me in visual metaphors of becoming in art and identity formation is the refusal of finality. The image does not resolve into a finished state. It continues to exist as a process, where identity is not something achieved, but something continuously formed.
