Fe(male)

Photographed by Justine Valençon.

In the words of the author: Through this series "Fe(male)", I wanted to emphasize sentimentality, that annoyingly feminine trait that we learn to despise and censor out of fear of embracing vulnerability, weaknesses, and doubts. We have this idea that women are supposed to be like goddesses or fairies, guaranteed without guts or entrails. Sentimental and dependent creatures, with tyrannical demands, who overinvest in the realm of love in the face of uncouth, mute oafs barricaded in the illusion of a fierce autonomy. But the fragile woman waiting for strength and protection from the male is a stereotype fabricated by men from another era.

Fe(male)

Credits:

Photography & creative direction: Justine Valençon / @justinevalencon
Photography account: Via Carbonara / @via.carbonara

You may also like

Nausicaa

Photography | Exclusive
Stephane Boubert masterfully captures Nausicaa in a stunning array of layers, dancing in a beguiling dance of vulnerability and strength that lingers long after the final frame.

Under the Holy Mountains

Photography | Spotlight
Is it smoke? Is it fog? It’s scary and charming. I can barely breathe, maybe because of the height, maybe I’m tired. Rest. I’m going down to join him, I’m more healthy than you. Have you ever kissed someone on the edge of the abyss? A reportage by Martine Eshuis.

Loving Maud

Fashion | Exclusive
Days of light, I’ll find a way to screw everything up. In the dark of these walls I feel lost, but I like it. I find comfort in my sins and the harshness around me. A blue-tone fashion story shot by Solene Ballesta, starring Maud D'Amour.