Bloom is a fine art series inspired by Robert Mapplethorpe and Georgia O’Keeffe. In contrast to their works, this series looks past sensuality that is often associated with flowers and capture the deeper attributes of both femininity and masculinity that flowers embody. The conscious choice of black and white photography serves to transport the audience back to a time when women had no voice and no rights. The tough journey women have had to embark on, always striving to be equal to their counterparts, plays a big role in the creation of these images.
Bloom aspires to encourage new thinking and broader conversations when considering the meaning of feminism. Women were often told, in order to succeed in the real world they have to toughen up, become more masculine. Men on the other hand, were told that being sensitive is a feminine act, a sign of weakness. This series asks that we destroy our current judgement on gender and sexuality, and start again from ground zero, by allowing ourselves to contemplate flowers without bias.
Invisible to Invincible is a on-going personal series that redefines accepted perspectives on feminism. This project explores women's individuality, unity, and social roles through a contemporary lens in an effort to expand the conversation where the traditional definition of female empowerment falls short.
Feminism can begin only when a woman is able to accept herself as she in in her own skin. Instead of striving to meet the stereotyped definition of beauty and sensuality, the modern feminism identified in this series empowers one to create their own beauty out of confidence and encouragement from other women. This series is gorgeous because the women featured were inspiring and allowed one another to fully come out of their shells. It was not about mimicking the cover of a beauty magazine, nor is it about trying to fit in the mold that society created.
An all women cast on International Women's Day performing The Vagina Monologues in aid of WAO (Women's Aid Organisation)
Directed and produced by the fabulous Sue Lankester alongside with Catwoman Productions - Theatre