The French-born artist unmakes images, intervening in their materiality to expose racist, sexist and capitalist tropes and challenge dominant Western aesthetics – all while questioning her own gaze
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GIRLS: On Boredom, Rebellion and Being In-Between gathers decades of images, memories, from Jim Britt’s iconic Sisters to contemporary reflections on the rituals of growing up
“I have simply seen breastfeeding as an act of life and love that is not always an easy task, and that therefore is deserving of encouragement in its all dimensions, psychological, physical and social,” says Vincent Ferrané, whose photobook Milky Way is a testament to his wife and women everywhere as they begin their lives as mothers. The series focuses on breastfeeding, a natural act that can sometimes cause controversy when brought into the public sphere. Ferrané’s photobook hopes to move past that and reclaim the breast as an empowering part of the female body.