THIRD PLACE WINNER - Fine Art: Nudes (AMATEUR)
Forbidden Passion
Photo © William Ye
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When I was young, I was mocked for being gay. If that experience that taught me anything, it is to conceal my sexuality. I lived in the closet for many years, until I finally couldn't hold it together. I secretly went on dating apps, hoping my life would get better from there. I was gravely wrong. The gay world offers one of the most racist environments you can find in this planet. Being Asian is doomed to be unattractive. Nothing matters, not personality, not knowledge, nothing. I grew more and more frustrated over time, frustration on so many levels. Frustration brings forth depression. From time to time, I wonder what my life will be like when I am old. I will have no family, no children, no loved one, no one to love. I feel so lonely, like being trapped in a dark room with tons of frustration, anger and passion that cannot be released. The red in the images symbolizes passion, anger, and blood. The shapes are inspired by flowers, blood, organs and other organic objects. My favourite one is the corpse flower in the fourth image. A corpse flower spends most time being dormant. When it blossoms, it’s the largest flower in the world, yet the foulest. No one can stand its smell.
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When I was young, I was mocked for being gay. If that experience that taught me anything, it is to conceal my sexuality. I lived in the closet for many years, until I finally couldn't hold it together. I secretly went on dating apps, hoping my life would get better from there. I was gravely wrong. The gay world offers one of the most racist environments you can find in this planet. Being Asian is doomed to be unattractive. Nothing matters, not personality, not knowledge, nothing. I grew more and more frustrated over time, frustration on so many levels. Frustration brings forth depression. From time to time, I wonder what my life will be like when I am old. I will have no family, no children, no loved one, no one to love. I feel so lonely, like being trapped in a dark room with tons of frustration, anger and passion that cannot be released. The red in the images symbolizes passion, anger, and blood. The shapes are inspired by flowers, blood, organs and other organic objects. My favourite one is the corpse flower in the fourth image. A corpse flower spends most time being dormant. When it blossoms, it’s the largest flower in the world, yet the foulest. No one can stand its smell.
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I am a graduate student in Toronto. Photography is my passion and an outlet for my creativity.BACK TO GALLERY
