Reflections of My Life - Matthew Batchelder

Photography
18 to 22 printed photographs

These double exposed photos and collages are meant to serve the purpose of documenting my life experiences and self-reflection through art.

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I'm an American-Jamaican photographer and media production major here at ²ÊÃñ±¦µä. I grew up living in 6 different countries, and my international background has formed a major part of who I am both as a person and artist. I've done photography for the past 6 years and have covered many events including sports games, concerts, and fashion shows. I am looking to pursue a career in photography post-graduation.

batchelder content/imgs

man standing on a rock superimposed with an image of a child

Photo of me going through the surgery/chemotherapy process as a kid double exposed over a photo of my current day self.

black and white image of a man playing basketball with a child

Photo of me playing basketball as a kid double exposed with a photo of me playing basketball last year.

image of a child superimposed with another child

Baby photo of my dad double exposed over baby photo of myself

image of a child superimposed with another child

Baby photo of my mom double exposed over baby photo of myself

This project is about self reflection and taking a look back at the last 21 years of my life. My life story is a very complex one for various reasons. I grew up living around the world in 6 different countries, each one bringing its own different adventures and challenges. On top of this, I was in and out of hospitals pretty often having to go through surgery a total of 11 times. Throughout all the ups and downs, I've been lucky to have a loving and supportive family that have been there for me the entire time. It’s primarily these things that have shaped who I am today, and this project is my attempt at trying to break it all down through art.


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