Concussion Headpieces

Concussion Headpieces Photo Series, with wearable headpieces.

These headpieces are both responses to the concussion crisis in American Football. Both of these wearable sculptures are intended to only be worn by a person who has experienced a concussion. This model was chosen because he has been playing football for his entire life, up until he was forced to retire early in his collegiate career due to concussions. It was important to me for the model to be one who understood the toll that concussions have on the body and who was as committed to the cause as I was. The different photographs are emblematic of different themes in order to help the viewer understand the meaning behind the photos. Drawing from "high school senior football player photoshoot", using angles to emphasize the form of the sculpture as it lays on the head, playing with the idea of motion and using dramatic portraiture to push the emotion onto the viewer.