• Scar Portraits
  • About
  • Contact

Beautiful Scars

A Photographic series by David Woolfall

  • Scar Portraits
  • About
  • Contact

Hugo

My name is Hugo Campos, and I am original from Portugal, having arrived in London in 2001.

 I lost the top of my finger while operating a wood cutting machine. This happened on my second year here, when I was working as a picture framer.

 At first I thought I had just cut myself. Just skin, I mean. Not bone. It was only when my work colleagues told me, that I realized what really happened. After that initial shock came the physical pain and uncertainties about how this would change my life.

 Fortunately, after the first months I got used to it and I hardly think about it nowadays. To be fair, it's one less nail to cut. It as saved me thousands of seconds over the years.

As for emotional scars, I don't think I have them. It was an unexpected, fast, accident. Besides the first days of physical pain I don't have any other painful memories from it. Even the initial thoughts of not being able to fully continuing using my left hand, soon disappear. I have always been a creative person and completely controlling/coordinating the use of my hands is very important to me. But because it was just a minute bit, I have learned how to work with it.

 If there is anything that I can take fro the experience, It is that it’s as made me more health and safety conscious. I believe that one should always find something positive from everything! Even from the bad things. Like the Monty Python say, 'Always look on the bright side of life.'

 

Hugo.jpg

Powered by Squarespace.