The Chamber - Self Portrait

The Chamber - Self Portrait

The Chamber is a self-portrait photograph taken from artist Jaeda DeWalt’s book/series, Haunting Hands and is part of the DeWalt Gallery collection.
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Available for sale as Laminated Prints, Cards, Matted Prints, Posters, Mounted Prints, Canvas Prints and Framed Prints

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About This Image
Image originally photographed with Kodak CN400 film (black & white film that’s processed in C-41 chemistry).
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THE CHAMBER

I have come out of the fog
Penetrating this filthy haze that taints my innocence
No longer a victim of my past
But rather a survivor, fearlessly exploring my future
Releasing myself from these chains of self-hatred
Shedding the shame that has coated my soul
For too many years

Stepping out of this chamber of horrors
In which my mind has been a prisoner
For so long
Lifting off my shoulders the burdens
Of anger and resentment
I have been carrying for this beast

Knowing that though I can never forget
I must forgive the evils
Forced upon my flesh
Rather than weak and dependent
I continue to grow resilient and strong

Utilizing challenges of the past
As tools to cope with
The struggles that lie ahead
It is now I let go of the victim inside me
Drinking in the freedom from a past
That will no longer bind me

© Jaeda DeWalt

listen to Jaeda recite The Chamber
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dreamscapes, artistic nudes, couples, glamour, erotica, conceptual, sensual, portrait, spiritual, survivor art
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The Chamber - Self Portrait belongs to the following groups:

Art Inspired by Dreams, Self as Other and Symbolism in Art