When given the task of creating my own version of a passport I considered a few ideas. One being to use acetate to create a transparent document, representing my willingness to be open and transparent about myself to a new group of people. However I decided to concentrate on one element of my passport, my passport photo. By creating a series of artworks based on my own appearance, something I believe to be vulnerable and open in itself, I was able to demonstrate my working process by experimenting and finding creative ways of attempting to capture my own likeness. I also liked this idea as I saw this project as a way of warming up and getting acquainted with our new shared studio.

My first, and probably favourite piece, was a self portrait made of masking tape. I really enjoyed this material as I was able to layer it up, creating depth and texture. This then led me onto my next idea, creating a 3D model of my hand out of the paper available to us. To make it I wrapped paper around my fingers and hand to create a mould and hastily fixed the pieces together with masking tape. The outcome of this was rough and arguably a piece of naive art, however I think that further represents me as my work is often unpolished and more focused on process than finesse. I also completed a series of continuous line drawings, probably the least successful of my experiments.