Tom Allen

Pursuing the ideal self

Pursuing the ideal self is a project that revolves around the journey I am making as a transgender individual towards a gender identity I am comfortable with and the struggles of presenting that ‘ideal self’ to a heteronormative society that may not agree with me.  The work grapples with my want to project a confidence in myself and gender identity and conversely the pressure and anxiety placed on me when presenting my gender identity. The project takes influence from current queer and transgender photography as well as classical female portrait paintings.   

Email: Tomallen304@gmail.com

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