FMP

 

Identity, Black and British

 

Throughout this FMP project, i have realized that my identity is valid and who i am. My history, where i am today, my culture and the music. I have been watching movies, documentaries, books and listening to black music influencers and movies talking about modern day slavery. i am effected by this history in 2020 as it is part of my history and it hits home. i ave visually communicated how i feel by doing sketches in my sketchbook which is a reflection of myself. I have also, created a self portrait and i have done digital illustration drawings.

 

In my sketchbook, i created biro pen drawings which i had drawn different types of facial expressions and facial features of myself. i had created these all separately and pieced it together as if it was puzzle. I have a missing part of my history that i am aware of so i though it would be interesting to show that in my sketchbook. The digital illustrations i have created on a software called 'Procreate'. Over the last few months i have become better on the software and learned overtime. My FMP shows the self portrait of myself which is something ive always wanted too do. In the reference photograph that i had take and used i wasn't looking directly into the camera. I had combined a use of previous patterns I was creating that came from an idea of merging Congolese cloth patterns. 

 

As i researched deeper into the topic for my FMP i was trying and always will try to have faith but constantly being judged by the colour of my skin and having too work twice as hard. This bothers me that some people are uneducated and don't think white privilege is a thing. There is definitely a disconnect with the races and not knowing each others cultural heritage in the world and the cycle will continue. Treating black people like animals.I’m fed up if hearing another person dying/died not only for no reason but killed because of the colour of their skin. A life of a black man, women, a child taken away by a gun or a knife. Across the world black people are being judged , stereotyped and killed.

 

I really cannot express how i feel. There is murder going on everyday in the world because of the colour of your skin. Not knowing what will happen next being scared of the police officers and standing up for yourself as a fellow person of colour.

 

Throughout my life and others i have witnessed during this project mental health is a real thing and needs to be noticed especially through black communities. In my sketchbook and previous artwork i have done within the year i have produced work that has got too do with mental health. It effects alot of people and it not easy to come out and talk about.

 

All of this could’ve beem prevented.

Hopefully, we can come to an understanding in this world someday.