silence of abuse by Mitzi Romero (Photography Intern)
/silence of abuse
The imagery in these photos not only represent physical abuse but also concepts of mental abuse. The point of this project (as an extension of CopyWrite's Self Love Campaign 2019/2020) is to show that many people are being silenced because they are scared to say that they are being abused because of what people would think or say about them, or afraid of what else might happen to them. The masks are being used to hide their faces, the same way many hide their true self so they don’t feel ashamed of who they are. Some moments go further demonstrating a girl who is trying to fight against her inner voices telling her about changing her imperfections, trying to cover her ears because those voices are loud.
My inspiration for this project comes from a personal place. Since I became conscious with life, I have been going through something every day. From how people look at me, and what people say under their breath. Getting pointed at and laughed at...being short was always a struggle for me to accept but by doing this project these models have shown that they have been bullied because of being skinny, tall, short, being a different skin color, or for thinking differently. No one in this world is perfect and I want to show people out there that their imperfections make them unique from everyone else.
So don’t be silenced and tell the world that you are happy for being who you are. No one has the right to make you feel belittled.
Here are more voices against the silence.
/Mitzi for CW
