I am an Immigrant





I am an immigrant and I am not afraid to feel weird over here.



Inspiration


The idea of my project came from the "Itself collection: Self-portrait as the Billy Goat"  exhibition, which I visited during the summer holidays, in London, Whitechapel gallery. The way Pawel Althamer portrayed himself I found it very melancholic and unique.


Every single detail seem to have told me the way creator felt in his inner world - lost, thoughtful and a bit dramatic. Just because of the feeling I felt by looking at Billy Goats, I decide that I want to show my inner world and hide my identity under my inner mask. 



Experience


During all my years of immigration, I faced with intolerance, discrimination, nationalism. It was not something that happened often, but such moments make me feel different. My travel experience has shown me that people around the world have different culture, habits, beliefs, customs and worldview. Depending on the environment people are forced to adapt. But I will tell you, there is no place in the world, that people would be taught to hate someone. As Nelson Mandela said once:  “No one is born hating another person because of the colour of his skin, or his background, or his religion. People must learn to hate, and if they can learn to hate, they can be taught to love, for love comes more naturally to the human heart than its opposite.”



The beauty of you


 I want to show that no matter where did you come from and no matter where you will be, you have something unique and special in yourself, as we all do. We all deserve to be treated with respect. It is the reason why I choose to use paper tissue flowers for making a large, contrasting head. I wanted that my costume would be eye-catching and colourful like I feel sometimes in life. Because we are what we think and it is the most important. All that we are arises with our thoughts. With our thoughts, we make the world. That is why we should always look for a beauty in the others, appreciate values and humanist ideas. 

 The statement which I used for models bodysuit design shows that I am not afraid to be who I am. I am not afraid to shout out loud " Yes, I am! And I am not afraid to change my environment because it has expanded my inner world. I am not afraid to face my fears and look for a beauty outside the box. I am not afraid to explore, be curious and take a risk".

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