Final Piece: Dulcamara

     "Dulcamara" is a combination of latin words meaning "Sweet-bitter". I took it from the scientific name "Solanum Dulcamara" for the poisonous plant, Bittersweet Nightshade. I felt that this was a fitting name as my final piece is about social pressures that can begin the down fall to anorexia. Society paints a pittoresque picture of thin bodies through the media, they are seen as beautiful and most successful- sweet. However, this teaches people with different bodies that they are not beautiful and through unhealthy diets that are advertised, people dangerously try to achieve unrealistic bodies that causes them to develop anorexia. The media deceive people through photoshop and take advantage of vulnerable people, creating bitter, judgemental minds instead of teaching others to accept and love others differences. My piece highlights the danger of this influence, showing the suffering of one's mind as they struggle with their bodys image. Taking in the views and expectations of society that are represented by the weeds in the photos. Weeds are unwanted and can kill other plants that are trying to grow, much like how the media does not represent all ethnicity, race, body types, and sexual preferences.