Inspiration for 'Galaxies & Glitter' Project

This personal project started out as an idea that I had first thought to use for my GCSE art, by combining the 'glamour & glitz' of adolescent life, to the beauty and maturity of galaxies of the universe. By living in such a young and vibrant city for a few years, my young adult life was influenced greatly by the fast moving and awe inspiring cities of the Middle East, particularly Dubai. This combined with the portrayal of teenage life through recent music videos such as Ellie Goulding's 'Starry Eyed' and Ke$ha's 'Take it off', presents a mixture of colour, both powder & glitter.

Looking through textbooks of galaxies, I soon realised they held the potential to give a deeper meaning to my project ideas, as galaxies hold endless possibilities & the excitement of the unknown... could there even be an alternate universe with another Sarah Ashworth...? I began to research methods of combining emotional portrait shots with galaxies, the results are as follows and I intended to mimic the methodology in my next shoot.