by Elyse de Montis

Artwork Description

Sleeping beauty

32.0 x 18.0 cm

Safe is a series about feminist parties. These parties are specially designed to allow women and other minorities to really cut loose. I wanted to crystallize the unusual dialogue between vigilance and letting go that I felt there. Those shots question our relationship with intimacy and safety in public spaces. This photography was taken during an Halloween girls only party. This young woman fell asleep next to the dancefloor. A posture she probably wouldn't have dared to have in a mixed party. The princess dress she was wearing made the picture even stronger in my eye, as princesses are a symbol of vulnerability in our culture. In this special space, she was able to be that vulnerable person for a long moment without any risk.

Artwork Details

Medium: Photography

Genre: Realism