Flora Borsi's self-portraits are presented innovatively. She
shares the limelight with a variety of animals rather than making it all about
her. It’s part of her continuing project Animeyed, in which she shares one of
her eyeballs with an animal that is currently in its second incarnation,
Animeyed II. Borsi is dressed in makeup and costume to match her subjects,
which range from a fluffy bunny to a tiny bug in the sleek and sophisticated
photos.
Some of
the animals in Animeyed II have special importance for Borsi because of the
bond she has with them. “My favorite is the black swan,” she says to the online
web “since they're treated in the animal world how I've been treated in the
past. Not accepted for being different.” Borsi created a dramatic feathery eye
in that shot with Photoshop and digital editing optically uniting herself with
the black swan.
Borsi's
greater purpose with Animeyed and Animeyed II is to remind us to treat all
animals with care regardless of personal connection to the species portrayed in
her series. “The similarity of animals to humans is symbolized in this series.
“I wanted to draw attention to the beauty of the animal world and to
demonstrate the uniqueness of each species' features,” she explains. “They're
so unique that everyone should treat them with respect from the fish to the
swan.”
In her
continuing project Animeyed II, artist Flora Borsi shares an eye with species
from the animal realm.
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