Part three of the series. I guess this one represents the elements of boredom and melancholy we’re experiencing while isolated. Although I’m a homebody anyway and I normally am quite comfortable staying in for days at a time, having the element of choice taken away certainly affects you mentally and what seemed an easy task can end up dragging on.
The second addition to the new self-portrait series I’m working on.
As I explained in my last post, I’ve challenged myself to publish a series of self-portraits while in isolation due to Covid19. The portraits look to portray the emotions I’m feeling during this time - vulnerability, loneliness, fear, unease, hope, etc. As well as act as an opportunity to challenge myself creatively. They’re unlike other self-portraits I’ve published in the past as I’m truly trying to show a more raw and vulnerable side to myself through this work. It’s an exciting challenge for me and something to help keep my mind occupied during the pandemic.
So, like most of the world, we’re currently under quarantine. Although Mexico hasn’t introduced a mandatory lockdown yet, they’re discouraging people from going out when it’s not necessary, and just to be safe we’ve chosen to self-isolate.
I’m very lucky in that I can continue to work from home as normal, but I’ve found myself with a bit of extra spare time so I’m challenging myself to shoot a self-portrait series during this isolation period. Some shoots (like this first one) I’ve chosen to include my partner Emmanuel, but most shoots I think i’ll be doing alone. For one thing,I just want to keep myself busy and with something to focus on, but I also thought it would be a good opportunity to challenge myself to try new techniques or concepts that I haven’t had a chance to do yet.
So, here we go. Self-portrait from isolation number one! Drop a comment below with any suggestions of concepts or ideas you’d like to see me try.
Did teenage Kayleigh dream of being a famous Youtuber? Sure. That’s not what this is about. I’m currently working on a documentary featuring 60 year old archived home videos. I watched the footage with my husband and we both agreed - we need to film ourselves so one day our family can look back on our home videos too.
I live far away from my family, really far, and although we videocall every week and update eachother, it’s not the same as actually seeing what goes on. My family have never been to Mexico so I think it’s hard for them to picture what life is like for me here, thus the channel.
It’s mostly just vlogs of us living normal lives, with some kind of ‘educational’ information about the cost of living or other things in Mexico. With time we plan to film our travels and BTS of shoots and things I’m working on but it’s basically a way for me to share with my friends and family back home what I’m up to and hopefully people will find it interesting.
Here’s some of our first videos (we’re still figuring out our style, I promise it gets better as you go).
