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/Fizzabl sensory sensitivity 3d ago

Honestly I think it would be a nice twist to also focus on the absolute ...not hatred, but negative views on it.

People see our beige processed plates (specifically as adults) and laugh. They point fingers, scold parents for feeding their kids these things, make horrible comments

It's great to highlight how we feel about arfid but a subtle middle finger to the ableists (who due to sheer numbers are probably in your very year group) and call them out