Collected Item: “This is what an androgynous BIPOC queer person with PTSD and agoraphobia looks like”
What is your name?
Isabel
What are your pronouns?
She/Her
Use the following phrase for your photograph's title, filling in the blank with however you self-identify. Feel free to include all intersections of your identity. (Examples: lesbian, trans person of color, Latinx queer woman, radical faery, butch, etc.): "This is what a _______ looks like."
an androgynous BIPOC queer person with PTSD and agoraphobia re
Tell us more about your photo by sharing a brief artist statement or answering this prompt: "This is what being ______ means to me..."
This is what healing and resilience means to me. After being sequestered in a foreign country by law enforcement, abused, beaten and I surviving chose to not give them the win of breaking me. I chose intensive therapy, for me. I chose to withdraw into my walls, for me. PTSD and agoraphobia took over in what I see as a means of self preservation. The trauma that dozed from me was more than I could barely to spread or share with those I loved. My brain worked in a radical manner, yet it was that isolation, support from my therapist that and love for myself that healed me in a way that has led me to the best version of myself today.
Describe your photo so we can provide alt-text for future visitors to this website. Example: "Two women holding hands and smiling as they walk in a pride parade, surrounded by rainbow flags and a vibrant crowd celebrating LGBTQ+ pride."
What you don't see in this photo are the closed curtains, 1000+ unread messages and loved ones sitting outside talking to me from the other side of the door. It was quiet day, cool and a day of getting past my point of discomfort. Accepting an invitation to be photographed for a lesbian add. I couldn't open the door once they arrived. I pretended to be the photographer, guided by their voice on the otherside of the front door. I used my phone, their backdrop, their belief in me. I saw myself. Through my own lens. chose to walk out the door, drive to the Lowe's garden center and touch plants.
Through my lens, with my own eye, I saw my strength, kindness and beauty.
Through my lens, with my own eye, I saw my strength, kindness and beauty.
Do you consent to The Curve Foundation storing, sharing, and using this image and its description as we deem appropriate, including disseminating on our social media, website, and Curve quarterly? Do you confirm that you hold the rights to this image?
Yes
What is your instagram handle?
@runner_007
In the event that you win this contest, how can we best contact you: Instagram, email, or other? If other, please provide contact details.
Ig or email