The First Sin - SLOTH

Seeing as I have been slacking with my blog (for valid reasons) I felt it only necessary, that my first of the Seven Deadly Sins, was Sloth ?!

Sloth represents laziness, the definition of Sloth can be deemed as  - Aversion to work or exertion; laziness; indolence. (googles definition) .. so with this in mind, apologies for being one.

In this section of my blog I have included some photographs taken by a good friend. The photos consist of me, made up in the character of Sloth from the sins. It is a visual aid in understanding how the “modern day” sins are perceived.

Holding the title ‘student’ instantly means you are judged. Yes - we may be a little lazy at times, yes - we may dine on takeaways (from time-to-time) and yes we may even be slightly lustful .. however if this is not the time to be creating memories how long until we can start?!

I wanted the photographs to reflect the 'student lifestyle', so they are simple shots; a standard 12mpx camera, my room and a good friend (who is also creative). With limited funds (student life), we worked with what we had.

Both the myth of the Sloth and the ‘typical student’ can be related, in the way of both are lazy; students are well known for their day long lie-ins, 99.9% attendance and essay writing the night before.

My images aim to capture laziness by the use of my chosen setting; in my bed, wrapped warmly in my duvet and wearing my pyjamas. Many students wear their pyjamas as much as possible, (maybe it’s because they are comfy?!) I would spend all my free time in bed if I didn't have so much to do … a wise man once said to me - “make sure you have a comfy bed, because you spend over half your life in it”. ITS SO TRUE and that wise man happens to be my Grandfather (J, Tapley, 79) !! <3

My choice of make-up and colour was because I wanted to give a cool, calm , sleep effect. Blue is a tranquil colour – when I think of being lazy and the colour blue it truly makes me feel slightly tired?! My lovely friend very nicely helped with the design of my hair, make-up and photo shoot style. We wanted to create something feminine yet bold. The Zzz’s not only represent sleep, but will appear in each of my sinful photographs because I felt they would be a little quirky and unique addition. I intend to design a symbol for each of the sins I remodel.

So seeing as it is the end of my section on Sloth I will tell you my worst habit that relates to Sloth – I am lazy when it comes to getting out of bed in the morning! It is the hardest thing to do; I swear my bed just clings on to me!! I will leave you now hopefully with a little more knowledge on the first sin of a student; my next post will hopefully be even more adventurous so watch out !!