Add to ORKGThis thesis paper exhibits the progression of my photographic studies over the last two years at The Rochester Institute of Technology. This thesis paper explains the thought process behind the art work and defines the influences and interpretation within each body of work. Through digital processes the work portrays issues of identity that revolve around the body politic through the dictates of Western culture, particularly advertising, on the body\u27s surface. The images also emphasize the emotional responses resulting from the violence, seduction and manipulation that culture presumes on an individual\u27s identity