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Desirable Women; Aspirations of Femininity, Photo, December 2009
Desirable Women; Aspirations of Femininity
The concept of femininity is generally a male construct; to be feminine is to be submissive/available/pretty/dainty/sexy/young. Defined under the male gaze, femininity becomes a rather constricting construction, and I aim to revamp it.
This is my portrait of femininity from a female perspective – a compilation of characteristics and moods women find desirable in themselves. Valued here are women comfortable in their sexuality and nudity. The are adventurous, curious, powerful, goddess-like, intelligent, happy, nurturing, and badass women who consider themselves to be womanly, desirable and every bit feminine.
Something About This Place, Photo mounted on pine, June 2010
Each individual element is so beautiful in its abstract, organic patterns - and worthy of praise for just that: the dualism of simplicity and infinite complexity of form . It also frightens me to see that our environment is threatened. By photographing several different aspects; cliffs, moss, oil, and water, then re-creating them in a different physical form, I allow for the potential of manipulating the composition of 12 squares as well as orientation of each square. Thus, oil, water, and land can be manipulated with no environmental impact.