Portrait 1st place winner

This self-portrait belongs to "The Art of Reflection" ongoing project of mine whose name is derived from the book with the very same title by Marsha Meskimmon. I wish to experiment with all kind of surfaces to reflect my selves.

Although, all of my photographs are self-portraits, they shouldn’t be necessarily read as self-presentations, rather they should be revealed as the multiplicity of “selves” available to one individual. To put it succinctly, my attitude towards the self is more of an exploratory journey between an awareness of self and an unawareness of some aspects of oneself.

Angelika Ejtel (alias RapidHeartMovement) is a Polish self-portrait artist based in the United States. Her photographic work is inspired by the poetry of a famous Polish poet-H.Poswiatowska. Angelika’s photographs have been featured in literary publications (such as “Dead Bop City”,“Palaver” or “Watershed Review”) and exhibitions throughout the country as well as internationally.

AWARDS:
-“Young Talent”, 2015, Festival of Photography MAP, Toulouse, France.
-Third Place Winner in the GEOMETRY 2016 contest, The New York Center for Photographic Art, New York, NY, U.S.A.
- Artistic Achievement by Louisville Art Association at the 25th National Photography Show, 2016, Louisville, CO, U.S.A.
-First Place Winner in photography category, 2016, “Art Hop”- Texas Statewide Arts Competition, Georgetown Art Center, TX, U.S.A.
-Solo Exhibition awarded by Fort Worth Community Arts Center, March 2017
-Second Place Winner in the WANDERING CURVES 2017 contest, The New York Center for Photographic Art, New York, NY, U.S.A.
-Second Place Winner in Self-Portrait category, International Photography Awards 2017 (IPA), Los Angeles, CA, U.S.A.