Dieter's nude self-portraits

NatashaRuz
NatashaRuz Posts: 223
in Success Stories
A very powerful article.

(Some nude/semi-nude pictures included. Probably NSFW, but certainly not 'crude' or 'pornographic' in any way)

A woman who weighed 338lbs and was terrified of both cameras and her 'morbidly obese' title, decided to face her insecurities head on, chronicling the loss of half her body weight in a series of self-portraits.
Artist Julia Kozerski, 28, who lost 160lbs over one year, faces mirrors, scales, and a refrigerator stocked with food while completely naked in an attempt to show how dramatic weight loss really effects the everyday woman.
Her raw self-portraits, a series titled Half, 'serve as reflections of my experience and address and explore my physically and emotionally painful, private struggles with food, obsession, self-control, and self-image.'



http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-2208968/Julia-Kozerski-Nude-self-portraits-reveal-emotional-physical-toll-struggle-lose-half-body-weight.html

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  • lydia_the_tattooed_lady
    lydia_the_tattooed_lady Posts: 324 Member
    Sounds cool :D I'll have to check it out after work :wink:
  • Caiii
    Caiii Posts: 27
    So interesting! Thank you for sharing!
  • MissJenova
    MissJenova Posts: 258
    Wow...thanks for sharing. Amazing
  • Jessie1227
    Jessie1227 Posts: 71 Member
    bump. will look after work.
  • creech6317
    creech6317 Posts: 869 Member
    Bump for after work.
  • Weebs628
    Weebs628 Posts: 574 Member
    The artist in me thinks this is pretty genius. You can get inspiration for art from anywhere!
  • auroranflash
    auroranflash Posts: 3,569 Member
    What a powerful artist and a strong woman we have here.

    Never forget the power of photography. It can influence lives.
  • Elleinnz
    Elleinnz Posts: 1,661 Member
    Wow - very raw and honest!.!
  • starrlette
    starrlette Posts: 38
    Bumping to check out later
  • AnnACnd
    AnnACnd Posts: 72 Member
    Very cool! thanks for posting!
  • lili89
    lili89 Posts: 78 Member
    wow that's amazing thanks for bringing that insightful story to MFP and myself :)
  • cheerforsteelers
    cheerforsteelers Posts: 686 Member
    I find this incredible. People struggle with weight for various reasons. Losing weight can be (and is) emotional for many, many people. For some it's like shedding a shell that they've been hiding in for years. When it's time to come out...it's scary. You have to face the things you were hiding from. As the body goes through changes so does the mind. I read some of the comments and people can be cruel (this I already know). The comments about her pictures being gross or maybe she shouldn't have gotten so fat in the first place. Really? Let's celebrate overcoming.
  • SyntonicGarden
    SyntonicGarden Posts: 944 Member
    The works of the display can be found on her website. You just have to scroll from right to left. :)

    http://juliakozerski.com/half
  • eryn415
    eryn415 Posts: 98 Member
    Very powerful. Hit very close to home for me. Thanks for sharing.
  • MichaelaaJ
    MichaelaaJ Posts: 79 Member
    Thanks for sharing!
  • lgwmab
    lgwmab Posts: 274 Member
    This is awesome! I am so proud for the courage, adn strength she has shown to do this. Thank you for sharing.
  • SarBear00b
    SarBear00b Posts: 188 Member
    Thank you for sharing!
  • loragp
    loragp Posts: 19 Member
    Bump for later.
  • alsi602
    alsi602 Posts: 33 Member
    bump for after work...

    thx for sharing
  • thefelixabides
    thefelixabides Posts: 7
    I just saw it too. It's amazing and I have questions. Very courageous. Did the weight come off too fast? Would slower weight loss have been better? I truly dont know. I guess it depends on where she goes from here.
  • NatashaRuz
    NatashaRuz Posts: 223
    I find this incredible. People struggle with weight for various reasons. Losing weight can be (and is) emotional for many, many people. For some it's like shedding a shell that they've been hiding in for years. When it's time to come out...it's scary. You have to face the things you were hiding from. As the body goes through changes so does the mind. I read some of the comments and people can be cruel (this I already know). The comments about her pictures being gross or maybe she shouldn't have gotten so fat in the first place. Really? Let's celebrate overcoming.

    Your words ring so true. How many of us built the walls on purpose, just to keep things out. It's incredibly hard to come to terms with letting the world back in sometimes.
    I didn't read the comments. I'm glad I didn't if they were disrespectful and mean.
  • dlynnkind
    dlynnkind Posts: 134 Member
    bump
  • greenjessie
    greenjessie Posts: 6 Member
    Thanks for posting! I looked for her further and her website has much more of her fascinating work. http://juliakozerski.com/

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