(SK)invisible

Photograph using digital manipulation by overlaying textured image of sun damaged paint onto the portrait of a young female surfer.

Looking at the skin as a thin and sensitive layer of protection:

Focusing on the layer of skin cells, the image raises issues of ageing & invisible UV damage as a result of the media's concept of beauty & desire.

The image acts as an alternative message we should perhaps be receiving from the media; to love and protect the skin you are in.