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NYT Magazine Cover and Spot Art
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I Spent My Life Consenting to Touch I Didn’t Want Melissa Febos
The focus of this cover and editorial art is to capture the internal struggle many face when recieving unwanted physical touch and why it is so hard to refuse. Additionally it will show the lasting effects of feeling the need to consent to unwanted physical touch.
WORD LISTS Contact Consent Feel Touch Hands Caress Silence Object Skin Fingers Crawl Grab Desire Shiver Goosebumps
Disregard Protect Oppose React Lie Stop No Refuse Reject Disgust Grope Withdraw Dissociate Empty Shell
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Bones Guts Skeleton Want Press Push Sensual Sex Care Wrapped Hug Arms Bodies Doubt Entice
I Spent My Life Consenting to Touch I Didn’t Want
IN YOUR BONES This concept shows what’s underneath. The hidden reaction to unwanted touch by looking inside to illustrate a gut reaction.
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POINTS OF CONTACT This concept displays a clearer resistance to physical touch. It focuses on the opposing reaction of a surface the moment contact is made to show that touch can have unexpected consequences.
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LEFT A MARK The layering of handprints shows how touch has a lasting impact. Many handprints built up into figures show how someone’s entire life can be defined by unwanted touch.
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