Women's Activism Project

So far, image collection has been going very well so far. At the beginning of this project, I was worried about how and what I would actually be able to photography during the pandemic. So far I have been very lucky to attend the Women's March in Raleigh for Phase 1 and I have had success in using symbols to represent the dangers of unsafe abortions for Phase 2.

I have had a challenge in my fundraising but it is still early on. I plan to address this by updating the GoFundMe page more often and posting more about it to keep it in the view of the public.

In her essay, "A Place Where the Soul Can Rest", bell hooks talks about how the street corner belongs to the men, that women must be "endlessly moving or enclosed" (hooks, 143). For generations, women have been underestimated and told where and how they belong by men. While my project is more focused on reproductive rights rather than gender roles, there is a connection in the oppression of women by men on both fronts. Women should have the choice and opportunities for belonging in any field of work, in a city or on a farm, anywhere. Women should also be able to decide what is best for their reproductive health without outside pressures and restrictions.

hooks, bell. Belonging: a Culture of Place. Routledge, 2019.

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Image Experimentation

This image would normally be a crisp black and white image. I have changed it to have a red tint and slight blur that makes it seem like you are looking through the eyes of the disoriented. It makes the image feel that more gory.

This image varies greatly because I have been focused on only minor touch-ups on the March Images. I have distorted this image greatly and added a fringe effect that creates the rainbow layers.

This would normally be crisp black and white. I have inverted the image and added a slight pinkish tone. And then I layered in leaks of red like hellfire or blood.