Faculty of Art

Photography

Jie Sun

Struggle to Free

This project is talking about frames, such as the aesthetic standards defined by the so-called “mainstream”.

“This project is talking about contemporary weird frames, such as the aesthetic standards defined by the so-called “mainstream”, this includes the male gaze, consumerism, capitalism, etc., which want to increase people’s anxiety about their appearance. Also such as in ergonomics, the human body data used for design are based on white male data, which makes most females and part of males feel unsuitable while sitting in the seat of the airplane or can not find the right ergonomic chair. These are frames that I think are strange in contemporary times and can make people feel uncomfortable, this is the reason why I shot this project Struggle to Free. ”