'Girlfriends' is a photography exhibit, currently on display at the NY Art Book Fair at MoMa PS1, that explores the female gaze.
The project is a collaboration between fashion and art photographers, all female, from all over the world. The impressive list of collaborators includes Valerie Phillips, Monika Mogi, Yukari Shinomaya, Dana Boulos, Dafy Hagai and Maya Fuhr. Though the photographers connected online, the project features a mixture of both print and online work.
The way each photographer negotiates and represents the female gaze is unique to her and her cultural background. However, there are a thread of commonalities between the work. Hagai explains, "It’s funny cause when you look at some of the work you can see we all have similar influences and references but we all translate those ideas into our own cultures."
Evocative Feminine Photography
'Girlfriends' Interprets the Female Gaze
Trend Themes
1. Female Gaze Interpretation - The trend of interpreting the female gaze through photography can lead to more diverse and inclusive visual representation in various industries, such as fashion and advertising.
2. Global Collaboration - The trend of global collaboration in art and fashion photography can lead to new creative opportunities and perspectives for the industry and disrupt traditional artist networks.
3. Combining Print and Online Work - The trend of combining print and online work in photography projects can provide a multi-medium experience for viewers and create new possibilities for digital art in galleries and museums.
Industry Implications
1. Fashion Photography - Interpreting the female gaze can disrupt traditional beauty standards in fashion photography, leading to more inclusive and representative images.
2. Art Photography - Global collaboration among female photographers can challenge dominant cultural norms and create new aesthetics for art photography.
3. Museum Exhibitions - The combination of print and online work in photography projects can disrupt the traditional museum exhibition, creating new forms of digital art display and engagement.