About Ceremony of Compulsion


My dear friend Gina was kind enough to share an intimate part of her life with me that not many people know about. Her life is deeply affected by obsessive-compulsive disorder, which I’ve come to understand almost like a religion. I studied it to gain insight into her daily rituals, which she performs without fail and never takes a break from. No one else witnesses these rituals but her. She guided me into a world I was unfamiliar with, and I am grateful for her openness. In this project, I aimed to capture the essence of her as a human being, along with her rituals, as raw and unfiltered as possible. Being her friend definitely made our collaboration easier, and I learned a lot from her throughout the process of understanding her obsessive-compulsive disorder. I spent days with her exploring her home, interviewing her, examining her belongings, and hearing stories from her childhood up to the present. I feel as if I am almost like a sibling who grew up alongside her. This connection helped us create an intimate space together for the Ceremony of Compulsion, fostering a unique portal between the viewer and her experiences.Gina and my professor opened my eyes to the usage of photography as a tool to enhance my graphic design work. Now I am able to produce not just words but images as well.
Thank you.

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↓↓Enter Gina’s World↓↓
Gina and her bed,toys and phone↙Gina and God↙
Gina and her floss,toothbrush & shower↙
Gina and her hands↙
Gina and cleaning↙