Tyler Tippett

SECOND SKIN

“As I stretch the hood over my face, I enter my second skin. Anonymity is my armour, self-expression is my tool, and with them I build my relationships and join a community of likeminded freaks.”

Second Skin is a photographic work exploring the idea of community and self-expression through the LGBTQIA+ kink and fetish community. This work discusses themes of sexual freedom and community through shared interests, this being the subculture of fetish wear and kink.

The artist talks about their experiences developing relationships through this community, how it relates to their photographic practice. They use self-portraiture in combination with studio photography to reflect their relationships and community.

The photographs in Second Skin explore the playfulness of the queer kink community bringing a light-hearted and sexy perspective of a subculture and community which historically has been seen as gritty and dark.

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