Through my creation of image and text, I examine the ways that the structural patriarchy has affected myself, others, and the natural world around me. I photograph my own body to express these effects that I currently feel, but also to show a hope for the future. Using my own handwritten text, I show authenticity, but also subjectivity in the pieces. Each story that I tell is non-fiction and draws from my own experiences and my perception of the experiences of others. During my teenage years and young adult life, I have become more attuned to the way that others, men specifically, view my body. When I was eighteen, I had an experience with a thirty year old man that ended in me being assaulted. I had no idea that what had happened to me was wrong in any way – I thought it was completely normal. It wasn’t until I went to college a few months later and watched a film which discussed similar themes, that I began to grasp this concept of my body being more susceptible to abuse and objectification. By creating work with similar themes to the film that enlightened me, I hope to show others that they are not alone in their experiences and that they should have the right to be angry and to reject this treatment. Men have told me that they feel shame in looking at my self-portrait images. They feel like they are intruding on something, and that they don’t know how long they’re meant to look at them for. This is exactly the kind of reaction that I wish to get from some of my viewers. I wish to make those who can relate to these experiences feel seen, whereas I wish for others to feel uncomfortable. People with experiences similar to my own should walk away from my work feeling empowered, while men should be confronted with their own complacency in the issue of the structural patriarchy. In much of my work, I am letting myself feel my anger toward the patriarchy, and by doing so, I am giving others a space to do the same.