Wiveliscombe Town Hall was the stage for a photo shoot this week.
Photographer Scarlett Whelan was preparing work for her forthcoming graduation show at Leeds Arts University which is based on Carl Jung’s theory of the Shadow Self.
The “Shadow” describes those aspects of our personality that we choose to reject and repress. We all have parts of ourselves that we don’t like—or that we think society won’t like—so we push those parts down into our unconscious psyches. Jung referred to this collection of repressed aspects of our identity as our Shadow Self. But the deepest and darkest parts of ourselves that we compress will always come out eventually. Jung believed that we shouldn’t hide or run from our shadows but rather confront and coexist with them. Rooms within the Town Hall provided the perfect setting to develop this theme.
You can find more of Scarlett’s work at https://www.instagram.com/_scarletts_photography_
And if you’re interested in using the Town Hall for a photo or film shoot please get in touch.