Until this is over by Charlotte Coe
Photograph
Artist statement:
I am currently studying a BA fine art at UCA. My current practice is looking at the body as a vehicle of story telling and a landscape of life. 6 years ago at the age of 35 I was diagnosed with stage three breast cancer.
In a matter of moments my world imploded. I started treatment shortly after the diagnosis which included a lumpectomy, chemotherapy, radiotherapy and on going hormone suppressants.
All though the treatments were designed to save my life, it nearly killed me twice. To get through the prodding and poking and constant blood tests I found myself disassociating. I began to lose my hair and my identity.
I survived and I am grateful but by the end of all the treatments I ended up feeling less like a human and more like a science experiment.
The photograph was taken in the last few years whilst I was having one of my yearly mammograms. My face is hidden to reflect the lack of identity I feel.
I still suffer with fatigue and nerve damage due to the treatment. I have found through the study of art I have started to find my voice and a new identity.
Follow Charlie on Instagram at @spaced_kitty_art
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Charlotte Coe
Until this is over by Charlotte Coe
Photograph
Artist statement:
I am currently studying a BA fine art at UCA. My current practice is looking at the body as a vehicle of story telling and a landscape of life. 6 years ago at the age of 35 I was diagnosed with stage three breast cancer.
In a matter of moments my world imploded. I started treatment shortly after the diagnosis which included a lumpectomy, chemotherapy, radiotherapy and on going hormone suppressants.
All though the treatments were designed to save my life, it nearly killed me twice. To get through the prodding and poking and constant blood tests I found myself disassociating. I began to lose my hair and my identity.
I survived and I am grateful but by the end of all the treatments I ended up feeling less like a human and more like a science experiment.
The photograph was taken in the last few years whilst I was having one of my yearly mammograms. My face is hidden to reflect the lack of identity I feel.
I still suffer with fatigue and nerve damage due to the treatment. I have found through the study of art I have started to find my voice and a new identity.
Follow Charlie on Instagram at @spaced_kitty_art