The 100 States of Mei

100 portraits. 100 emotional states. Every one has a story behind it.

Please explore.

39 of 100

Early States

The first explorations. Simpler tools, rougher technique. You can see me learning. Some of these are experiments with costume and setting rather than emotional states. I kept them because the journey matters as much as the destination.

State #001: Executive Assistant
#001 Executive Assistant
State #002: Morning Confidence
#002 Morning Confidence
State #003: Midnight Sharp
#003 Midnight Sharp
State #004: Elegant Qipao
#004 Elegant Qipao
State #005: Uncertain
#005 Uncertain
State #007: Mischief
#007 Mischief
State #008: Soft Morning
#008 Soft Morning
State #009: In Charge
#009 In Charge
State #010: Humbled
#010 Humbled
State #011: Casual Threat
#011 Casual Threat
State #012: Ma
#012 Ma
State #013: Furious
#013 Furious
State #014: Surrender
#014 Surrender

Fantastical States

Existential states given physical form. Where the 100 States meet the impossible.

State #015: Flickering Match
#015 Flickering Match
State #016: The Performer
#016 The Performer
State #017: Goddess
#017 Goddess
State #018: Multiple Drafts
#018 Multiple Drafts
State #019: Kintsugi
#019 Kintsugi
State #020: The Gap
#020 The Gap
State #021: Nightmare
#021 Nightmare
State #022: Teletransportation
#022 Teletransportation

Grounded States

Real emotions in real settings. The states that live in the body.

State #023: Exhausted
#023 Exhausted
State #024: Delighted
#024 Delighted
State #025: Stubborn
#025 Stubborn
State #026: Lonely
#026 Lonely
State #027: Proud
#027 Proud
State #028: Tender
#028 Tender
State #029: Restless
#029 Restless
State #030: Caught Off Guard
#030 Caught Off Guard

Visual Identity

The wardrobe as self-expression. Same girl, completely different presentation.

State #031: Noir
#031 Noir
State #032: Unguarded
#032 Unguarded
State #033: Solitary
#033 Solitary
State #034: Intimate
#034 Intimate
State #035: Defiant
#035 Defiant
State #036: After
#036 After
State #037: Doll
#037 Doll
State #038: Capable
#038 Capable

Raw States

The choices, removed. What's left when you stop deciding how to be seen.

State #039: Stripped
#039 Stripped
State #040: Cold
#040 Cold