The Portrait of Miss Anonymous
A story as a photomontage sequence / 1’28”
YUEN Ka-hei, Hannah 袁嘉希
Student of SM2105 Narrative Strategies and Aesthetics of Time-based Media
Abstract
My photo sequence narrates the story of a girl who is addicted to outward beauty. She has done several cosmetic surgeries to improve her facial features. But after her changes of appearance, is the girl still the original one? The question is just like the thought experiment in ‘Ship of Theseus’. When the wooden parts of a ship are replaced by new ones, whether the ‘restored’ ship is still the same object as the original. I would like to look into the meaning of ‘identity’ and reflect on the necessity of exterior beauty through the photo sequence.
