Freaks
2018
Archival Inkjet Prints
In this work, Coombe presents her own series of Freaks to be examined and exhibited, as society has done throughout history. These creations, formed from contorted parts of her body, digitally manipulated to embody an abstract representation of the burden and influence of mental illness. Through the photographic medium, Coombe is able to capture aspects of her body in a state of anxiety and then further manipulate them, by blending them to create unrecognisable yet human creations to quench societies insatiable taste for the freak.
