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Nudity is not just something you're into, it's not just something you might like. Nudity is not a thing of pornography, or childhood before you 'grow up'. It is not about sex, or nineteenth century paintings, or just getting out of the shower. For me, nudity is not about anything, it just is. I became involved in I Shot Myself because I don't want to know how swimming naked at the beach is illegal, or how girls get bullied for showing their cleavage on Facebook, or how wearing short skirts is 'asking for it'. I Shot Myself because I wanted to know that I am one of the people out there that can be naked and be raw and be alright with it. I can know that when people see the parts of me, those that I am often made to hide, they are really seeing me. Not an edited, highlighted, enhanced, digitized version that boosts my breasts and sucks my waist, but one that demonstrates how nakedness in it's sincerity really is beautiful. Even though it may just have been a handful of photos and a few different camera angles, it makes me feel inspired to know that I've had the chance to help change people's idea about nudity. Whether it be creating comfort and acceptance about another person's bareness, or one's own, people need to learn to throw away their ideas of a 'perfect body', throw away their disgust at what we all have, throw away their clothes, and get naked.

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Lia_L 'let_it_go'
27 Oct 14
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ARTIST PROFILE
birthplace: The Daintree Rainforest, Australia.
currently living in: My teepee.
age: 18.
height: 170cms.
weight: 60kgs.
relationship status: Single.
starsign: Libra.
biggest passion in my life: Creative expression.
I like to listen to: the sound of running water after a big flood and the sound of being in an aeroplane taking off.
I like to watch: fields of grass come to life with the breeze and spiders making their webs.
I like to smell: the electricity in the air right before it storms, and chocolate being melted on the stove.
I like to taste: fruit, when it has been ripened by summer, and really strong peppermint tea.
I like to feel: freshly mowed grass beneath my toes and my body being submersed by the ocean.
favourite part of my body: The sides of my ribs, where the skin is softest.
favourite part of someone else's body: On their back, just above the shoulder blades.
Why i shot myself: I needed a reason to be naked in Melbourne's winter.
who I'd least like to see shoot themselves: Tony Abbott.
who I'd most like to see shoot themselves: Russell Brand.
my website/fav website: Ted.com.
Most outrageous thing I have done: Steal part of an exhibition from an art gallery in Paris.
Bands I like: Red Hot Chilli Peppers, Joy Division, The Kinks.
Books I like: A Short History of Everything by Bill Bryson, The Life of Pi by Yann Martel.
Films I like: Star Wars, the Fifth Element, Ultra Violet.