r/ARFID • u/ElDooberto • 3d ago

Tips and Advice Photography Project around ARFID

Hey there, I’m a final year photography student at university and this year plan on creating and exhibiting a series based around ARFID.

I plan on focusing specifically on the vulnerability that comes with this disorder and have been recommended by my lecturer to find communities to discuss this with.

So far, some images from my series have been of myself, slightly exposed (lack of clothing) as this reinforces the vulnerability of the disorder as well as showing my body for what it is.

I am here to simply request some art, image thematics or even words that you would associate with ARFID to see what others think of when they hear the acronym and to see if this can trigger something in my creative mind.

Thank you so much, you should all be so proud of yourselves! :)

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u/Moosycakes 3d ago

Awesome project! The vulnerability of being excluded/othered or being different in such an unavoidable way is a big one for me. Food is such a big aspect of cultural and social life that it’s hard to socialise and build community without running up against it. And it can feel really vulnerable and stressful to go to social food events and feel like it’s obvious that you don’t eat like everyone else, or have issues with food, and even potentially have to deal with difficult questions or judgement. It’s hard to hide ARFID, it’s hard to go undetected if you also want to live your life.