Taylor-Wood has investigated concepts of weight and gravity in melancholic, poised photographs in a series of self-portraits (Self Portrait Suspended I - VIII) that portray the artist floating in mid air without the relief of any visible support. She suspended herself using ropes with the help of a bondage expert, later digitally removing these in the photograph to create the impossible scene.
I find that her series of suspended self portraits are beautiful and inspiring as her clever technique shows her freedom as she appears to float in the bright airy space which I think also makes these images more believable and magical in comparison to a dark claustrophobic room, which would have made the images looking more sinister than pure.
Therefore in "Self Portrait Suspended", Taylor-Wood was powerlessly and revealingly suspended because her body did not respond to its physical location and due to her body physically exposed in only her underwear.
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