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The Other, or the emancipation of the Self
The Other is a feminist narrative that challenges societal norms and delves into the complexities of womanhood. Through staged photographs and storytelling, I explore how societal expectations shape women’s identities and the ways we internalise patriarchal ideals. Inspired by feminist writers such as Betty Friedan and Naomi Wolf, my work addresses themes of identity, beauty, and authenticity, advocating for women’s liberation from restrictive cultural narratives. With this series, I aim to question and reinterpret histories written, using photography as a tool to confront inequality. "The Other" is both a critique and a celebration—it seeks to empower women and imagine a future where self-expression and acceptance are no longer bound by outdated norms.
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Silencio
Silencio is my nostalgic homage to cinema, where I blend pop culture references with the personalities of the women I portray. I’m drawn to the tension between fantasy and reality, using a cinematic lens to explore themes of inner strength, solitude, and vulnerability through a female gaze. Starting from characters in films I love, I imagine their lives beyond the final frame—rewriting their stories and offering them a freedom they were rarely given on screen. Too often, cinema presents women through a male lens, limiting them to passive roles or objects of desire. My work questions how these portrayals shape society’s view of women. From Hitchcock’s Vertigo to countless other films, control over the female image has long been in male hands. This imbalance continues today. Through Silencio, I seek to shift the focus: from woman as object, to woman as author. As Laura Mulvey, in Visual pleasure and narrative cinema – 1975, wrote, “Woman stands in patriarchal culture as a signifier for the male other... bearer of meaning, not maker of meaning.” It is time to change this.
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Go ask Alice
This series is a visual exploration of how childhood shapes the adult self, and a meditation on the tension between free will and destiny. I'm drawn to the idea that our earliest experiences—moments we often can't even recall—leave deep impressions that quietly guide our choices, beliefs, and relationships later in life. Through stylised imagery and symbolic narratives, I revisit the emotional landscapes of early life: wonder, fear, innocence, confusion. I ask whether we are truly free to choose who we become, or if the path is already paved long before we realise we're walking it. This body of work continues my ongoing interest in identity and societal conditioning, moving from the adult façade I explored in earlier series to the roots that lie beneath. It’s an attempt to peel back the layers, to find the child behind the mask—and to ask whether she ever had a real choice.
