A self-portrait documentary series about illness and recovery.
In Denmark, 1 in 8 women are diagnosed with breast cancer each year. On June 3rd 2024 I became a part of this statistic.
As a self-portrait artist, I chose to process it by photographing my way through this experience, including the feeling of losing my sense of self and my femininity.
My hope is that I with this series can help bring awareness and conversation, and contribute to break what still feels like a stigma.
The series, sprung from a life in existential crisis, is a natural extension of my practice of observing, processing and making visible the inner world and the marks left by our wrestling with life. In this context, photography becomes both a window to the soul and a mirror for the observer, who can choose to let themselves be confronted with our human mortality.