About me
I am a young artist from the Royal College of Arts, Ellen Yi Wang. (Website:ansuphoto.com)
I was born in China and studied journalism and literary philosophy in my previous college. Now I am studying in the MA photography of Royal College of Art.
I hope to start a project on professional cuddlers and psychotherapy to start an art creation. I will present my proposal below and I hope to work with you. You can also use my work in your profile
First of all, I have a strong interest in psychoanalysis because I used to be a depressed patient and received a year of medical treatment and psychological counseling. Since then, I have had a strong interest in psychoanalysis and have read it extensively-the work of Freud, Jung, Adler and others helped me to deepen my understanding and understanding of this field.
Why do I want to start this project?
not just because of my personal interests.A few days ago, I was chatting with a friend. She hasn't established an intimate relationship for a long time. One day she dreamt that she kissed and hugged herself in her own dreams. She even wanted to have physical contact with people around her. She thinks she is very abnormal, also scared.
We live in a society that is easy to be lonely, but until today, most people still can't face loneliness and treat loneliness.
First of all, I want to admit my attitude.
I am grateful that there is a studio like yours in our high-speed society. You have such a group of professional cuddlers to help others, and even use such a practical and intimate method to melt the ice of this society. When I first knew that there was such a profession and treatment, I was deeply touched because I am also a person who need physical contacts with friends when I am in bad conditions. I think it makes me feel amiable and warm. But I also found that many people around me don't understand the existence of such a profession cuddlers, and even have negative imaginations about them, which makes me feel bad. I am even more saddened that most lonely people who are hungry for warmth and help are still afraid to take this step but hide in their own world and bear it alone.
Therefore, I hope that through this project, not only can we help the outside world to understand this profession, but also understand such psychological therapy, and it can help lonely people find a way to face up to their needs and loneliness, so that they can get help and comfort.
In order to make you more aware of the details of my project, here are some of my photography plans.
1. Photograph the studio environment, I will not disclose any address and studio information to ensure your company's rights. Try to point the lens at the studio's placement, lighting, decor, color matching, and explore why it's so helpful and relaxing with the environment and psychotherapy.
2. Take portraits of a professional cuddlers, if they don't accept the shot, I can try to shoot the back.
3. Take a picture of the treatment process, if the people don’t agree, I can avoid face shooting.
4. I hope that I can collect some handwritten feelings from the visitors and take notes.
5. Photographs of empty scenes and stillness filled with psychological scales.
Here, I specifically declare that all my shots will respect the privacy of the object. If the people refuse the suggestion, after the coordination, I will never force the request but respect them. I will put the interests and privacy of the company and employees as well as the visitors at the first place. This project is only for my own artistic creation and academic research, I will not use it for any commercial purposes.
We can regard this project as a cooperation. All the pictures I take will be reviewed by you, and will be kept for you. You can use it for publicity. Of course, I will also help you to shoot some pictures that meet your needs and you can also use them.