Study task 5

The superhuman

 

 

The Leg Prosthesis Collection

There was a picture catch my eyes. It is a picture called '' Philippa Verry drinking coffee using her foot'' photography by Frank Herrmann for news international at 1973. This picture was make me feel so great and I even think this girl was a normal people with a healthy body. As the Philippa said '' when I look at this photograph I realize what a wonderful, confident and happy childhood I had '' From this statement, also showed that people was more focus on normal body than others in recent society. According to Paterson stated :'' everyday environments the impaired body 'dys-appears' both functionally and aesthetically in that it dose not fit in, there is no place for it, yet through this very process if bodily dys-appearing, disabled people's attention is often drawn to their own bodies-reminding them of their impairment and that they are 'other'.''(P173 1999) Our aethestic stander influenced by traditional thought which came with our own culture and developed by itself. People already had their own rules to described this world which set by the social conscious. Then they defined things base on what they already believe. Then, the society will help disable people to pretend to be 'normal' as parts of the society. Actually, resent society was not treat disable people equally in visual culture. According to Judy stated '' Disable students sometimes face particular barriers or discrimination in securing placements and may therefore need extra support.'' (P19 2001)Obviously, they still became 'stranger' in society. Because this society bring 'standard' traditional thought to people then people influence back to the society and continue the thought. There is a strong standard to judge human aesthetics. This standard was make everyone believe What is normal or what is not. Also it was influence people beauty ideals. The standard of 'normal' makes people to change themselves and also leads this society.       

 

Bibliography

Butler R, Parr H,(1999) Mind and Body Spaces Published Routledge 1999

Fink J, (2001) Disability Good Practice & meeting the requirements of the special educational needs and disability act. Published The London Institute 2002