Conversely, the camera served as a tool for remaining present and connected during dissociative moments, a type of “creative dissociation”. The act of taking and editing photographs allows for a personal, visual manifestation of a frozen reality and enables the photographers to remain active during sleepless moments of hyperarousal.

2022年10月24日 · Jen Hoffer is a photographer and visual storyteller living in Maine who grew up in New Jersey. “Dissociation influences my style as a photographer and it can often feel like a really fragmented experience, so that's also something I try to get at a little bit in my work,” Hoffer said in her interview with VICE.

What do you see in the picture that reminds you of a dissociative system? Before you read what I see in this picture, take the time to jot down some of your own ideas.

In a previous blog post, I made a request for artwork about Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID / MPD). Sometimes it is easier to describe experiences through images than through words.

2018年1月16日 · They have found photography therapeutic and something that helps them think about feelings and make something positive out of it, making it easier for them to deal with having negative thoughts. About this photo: “This photo is a piece submitted for a project in college to create a photo or series connected to the word ‘labyrinthine’.

The difference may also suggest different aspects of my identity and personality. I created this series to capture those peculiar moments when I am left alone to be with myself and have to really think about who I am. I hope my audience can relate to my experience through my self-portrait series: Dissociative Associations.

This set of images is an excerpt from the project I worked on for a year at the International Center of Photography graduate program. At Once depicts my personal experience with the dissociative disorders Depersonalization and Derealization.

2023年8月17日 · As I mentioned in part one of this post, The Dissociation Photography Project (Part 1), photography (along with my ventures in writing) has become an amazing outlet and way to explore my connection to the disorder that sometimes plagues me.

2024年11月21日 · Dissociation impacts Jen’s photography, inspiring a fragmented style. Projects emotion and sensation of dissociation into her work. Photography allows control over dissociative experiences, making beauty from fear. Jen uses medication for depression and anxiety; a blood pressure medication helps calm her.

2023年5月26日 · Dissociation is an easy way out and a way that the brain has developed to escape reality when what you’re experiencing is too much to be consciously aware of.