Habitus is a photographic portrait series contemplating the stories of young Londoners (18-30). It explores their concerns and motivations surrounding the prodigious tensions between their real and digital selves.
The project has two strands. The first starts on the day of the 2015 General Election and examines the idea of the ‘apathetic millennial.” It attempts to unpack what it means to be a young person by concentrating on specific chapters in the subject’s life.
The second strand considers the role of technology within this definition and how it can enable a redefining of oneself. It inspects how information can be harvested by corporations to classify us into groups (exploiting our information as commodity).
This project investigates our core beliefs and influences that shape our realities against the digital consumer-selves that have been heavily shaped by geodemographics which define groups of people by their data and labels them.
Can we really define ourselves or will we forever be an amalgamation of the real, the fake and the commodified?
All the images are candid shots made whilst in conversation. The coloured backgrounds reference the mosaic map used in geodynamics research where colour signifies a type of person. E.g. Pink. Middle class, melting pot, Red. Young, City, Solos.
This series is a work in progress and will be showcased as editions based on categories.
The work was initially be shown at Black Blossoms Tour, If We're going to Heal Let it be Glorious which began in September 2017 and will continue throughout 2018.
