“Do I see myself” is a self exploration into the journey of loss and grief and the processing of the feelings that come with it.

“I did not know that a great loss in my life, with deep grief, would be the start of my real self”

– Carina Martins

This piece explores the feelings of being silenced as a child and not being able to own ones own emotions in their life and in the face of trauma, and what happens when a person is suddenly free to voice their own feelings and embrace them fully.

“Then suddenly, I was feeling everything! The feelings were strong and very intense. I couldn’t stop feeling and surely I had no control of them. I was in a journey that was strange to me but it was the new life I would live.”

A naked, but confident woman raises her arm in pleasure. Vulnerable but owning it and laying everything bare to be seen by the light of day and those around her. A dream catcher hangs upside down, symbolizing dreams being captured rather than nightmares on the newly acquired journey to ones self the woman is embarking upon.