We just got the last batch of the coven zine printed! There won’t be any more copies available after this since this was a limited run so if you want one now is your chance! Only 18 copies left :)
(available in our etsy store)
some silly hair nests I made in my studio
This is the final selection of images for my graduating portfolio of still lives called “Sugar High”, which was inspired by a pre-teen sleepover gone wrong, mixed with this quote by Wolfgang Tillmans : ”As soon as you represent something, it’s always a mediated, invented situation. What is genuine, though, is the desire for authenticity. So, absurdly enough, that’s something that actually is authentic about this moment. Personally speaking, I feel somewhat post-authentic.” As always I tried to explore certain aspects of femininity through these photographs, focusing this time mainly on girlhood, grooming and puberty/rites of passage.
I have to say it took me a while to get comfortable with shooting objects in the studio - obviously I had done it before many times for school but when it comes to personal work, I am used to working mostly with people & natural light, so this was a completely new approach for me… I got frustrated a first because I’m a total perfectionist when it comes to color and composition, and I couldn’t make the objects look exactly the way I wanted them to, so in the end I decided to just let them speak for themselves. I have to say I am pretty happy with the results.A selection of limited edition large photo prints of these images will be available on my etsy store over the next few days/weeks.(you can view these larger via my blogspot)
Mother’s Pride, Hannah LeFeuvre, a performance with 50+kg of dough.
(Source: hannahlefeuvre, via plath--heart)
“The Virgin Mary,” Sonia Choi
Partially inspired by Georgia O’Keeffe, this piece is a statement on how virginity is viewed in the leading religions of today. Sexuality, in this way, is somewhat restricted because of how people are viewed for their behaviors. It is unforgiving and shows no mercy: one is either viewed as the Virgin Mary or Mary Magdalene, completely pure or soiled. Although the act of sex in itself is a very natural thing, cultural, societal, and moral values alienate us from our bodies in its desires and functions. The relationships we have with our bodies are made complex through this system of endless projection of values. Genitals are made alien to us through mockery, and promiscuity or lack of sexual activity create double standards amongst genders. What is it about sex that makes someone impure, and how do we decide who is a virgin or not?
XX, Samantha Conlon
a human female has one X chromosome from her paternal grandmother, and one X chromosome from her mother
