Identity — Ten Artists Explore Body Dysmorphia

Zebra One Gallery challenged ten artists to explore body dysmorphia and self-image for Identity, running at the Hampstead gallery from 24 November to 9 December 2018. The show featured five never-before-seen photographs of Lady Gaga by Derrick Santini, captured just before her 2009 breakthrough, alongside Leigh de Vries's immersive installations giving visitors the sufferer's first-person perspective, Meltem Işık's confronting nude portraits, Metra-Jeanson's facial-cut-out photography, and new work by Scarlet Isherwood, Daniel Martin, Bartosz Beda, James Green, and Mason Storm. A percentage of proceeds was donated to The BDD Foundation, the only charity in the world dedicated to alleviating Body Dysmorphic Disorder. "This is a positive and empowering exhibition," said curator Gabrielle du Plooy, "opening important conversations about identity and body dysmorphia at the most critical time."