Brydee Moore, field athlete, F33

Belonging is a social process that can register in appearance as well as in behaviour. Sport, with its emphasis on uniforms and equipment, overtly badges individuals as members of specific communities. Team colours become tribal colours, medals and trophies are emblems of rank. But if there are insiders, there will also be outsiders. Selina Ou's photographs of athletes with disabilities show competitors crossing the boundaries that sport can create. High performance is often associated with the idea of bodily perfection but Ou's subjects emphasize achievement first and foremost. Within the photographs is a challenge to the assumption that exceptional performance is only attained when the athlete conforms to received conventions of ideal form.