The SCAR Project is a series of large-scale portraits of young breast cancer survivors shot by fashion photographer David Jay. [1]
The SCAR Project is a series of large-scale portraits of young breast cancer survivors shot by fashion photographer David Jay. [1]
Jay was inspired to begin shooting The Scar Project in 2005, when a friend was diagnosed with breast cancer at age 29. Since then, Jay has photographed over 100 young women ages 18–35 across the nation. A mission of The Scar Project is to raise awareness of early-onset breast cancer, and to help young survivors see their experience through a fresh lens. [2] [3]
"Breast cancer is not a pink ribbon" is a frequent message throughout The Scar Project. Jay states that "in our society, breast cancer is hidden behind a little pink ribbon that (unintentionally) diminishes something that is terrifying, disfiguring, deadly." Jay hopes that The Scar Project "presents an opportunity to open a dialogue about issues we are not necessarily comfortable with." [4]
Many women who have been the subjects of The Scar Project claim that their participation in the project represents a personal victory over fighting the disease. The Scar Project also gives voice to the lives of women who have since died fighting breast cancer. In one instance within the series, an empty black frame represents one woman who died days before her photograph was to be taken. [5] [6]
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