You Look Like You

Michael Sreenan

About the Artist and the work

I“Healing from trauma is an experiment”

- Bessel van der kolk

In 2021, Michael suffered a traumatic brain injury which resulted in various aspects of his life being affected. Some of these effects included trouble with abstract thinking, a flat emotional response, fatigue, and communication problems. ‘You Look Like You’ is an ongoing project that explores thoughts and experiences of the recovery process. Continued reflection informs the project; as life changes, the project will also change.

The project has evolved from lived experience but the work also speaks to peoples’ lives and the things we deal with as humans - trauma, grief, disconnection, healing.

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Michael is a photographer from Redcar, in the North East of England interested in portraiture and storytelling through photography. Michael's work is natural, capturing the silent moments between the photographer and the subject. Michael is currently working on a couple of long form projects as well as commissioned work.