The Portrait of a Pregnant Body is a photographic project consisting of a series of portraits of my pregnant body. The main goal is to engage in a dialogue with societal perceptions of the pregnant body and its presence in public spaces.
The inspiration for the project comes from portraits created for pregnant women in the 17th and 18th centuries, which were often painted as a precaution against the possibility of the woman dying during childbirth or as posthumous portraits. The aesthetic of each portrait in the series references specific cultural phenomena, patterns, or stereotypes, aiming to explore and challenge contemporary views on pregnancy and its representation.
Sources
01.Don Quixote
by Honoré Daumier (1868), Wikipedia,
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02. TAPP und TASTKINO (TAP and TOUCH CINEMA)
by Valie Export, 1968/1989,
03. Portrait of the former Supreme Court Judge Ruth Bader Ginsburg,
by Ruven Afanado.
04. Birth Bed
from Valie Export‘s Geburtenbett (Birth Bed), 1980, in the exhibition “The 1980 Venice Biennale Works,” 2019, at Thaddaeus Ropac. Photo by Ben Westoby.
