Clara Hooper
but you don’t look sick
This body of work was taken during a time where I was just diagnosed with Fibromyalgia and Myalgic Encephalomyelitis. Fibromyalgia is a disorder characterized by widespread musculoskeletal pain accompanied by fatigue, sleep, memory and mood issues. Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (M.E.) is a long-term (chronic), fluctuating, neurological condition that causes symptoms affecting many body systems, more commonly the nervous and immune systems. The images were taken during, what people with M.E call a crash. The symptoms of a crash can consist of extreme fatigue, chronic pain, headaches, weak muscles, brain fog, memory problems, irritable bowel syndrome, loss of balance, poor temperature control, speech and language problems, including word-finding difficulties and insomnia. These are just some of the symptoms I get.
Sergio Alvarez • Adeline Butler • Anna Cassidy • Emma Delaney • Lizzie Downes • Spencer Glover • Clara Hooper • Stephen Mc Padden • Elizabeth O'Shaughnessy •
Bath Spa University
BA (Hons) Photography
University of Bedfordshire
BA (Hons) Photographic Practices
Birmingham City University
BA (Hons) Photography
Arts University Bournemouth
BA (Hons) Photography
University of Brighton
BA (Hons) Photography
University of Chester
BA (Hons) Photography
Coventry University
BA (Hons) Photography
Crawford College of Art & Design
BA (Hons) Fine Art
Technology University Dublin
BA (Hons) Photography
Falmouth University
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Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology
BA (Hons) Contemporary Art
Glasgow School of Art
BA (Hons) Communication Design
Glasgow School of Art
BA (Hons) Fine Art Photography
University of Gloucestershire
BA (Hons) Photography
Griffith College Dublin
BA Photographic Media
Hereford College of Arts
BA (Hons) Photography
University of Hertfordshire
BA (Hons) Photography
University of Huddersfield
BA (Hons) Photography
De Montfort University Leicester
BA (Hons) Photography & Video
National College of Art & Design
Cert Photography & Digital Imaging
The Northern School of Art
BA (Hons) Photography
Plymouth College of Art
BA (Hons) Photography
University of Portsmouth
BA (Hons) Photography
Sheffield Hallam University
BA (Hons) Photography
University of South Wales
BA (Hons) Documentary Photography
University of Suffolk
BA (Hons) Photography