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Issue No 2
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Holding the Mirror
TWO WOMEN—FOUR DECADES APART— RELEASE INTERGENERATIONAL BURDENS AND RECLAIM THE POWER OF FEMININITY
Photos by Sam Stenson
A young semi-nude woman woman has her her arms sturdily wrapped around the waist of an an an older woman woman who is is is poised on
her her her her knees her her her head tilted backwards her her her eyes closed as as if if in prayer The The younger woman gazes back back at us us earnestly as as if if she’s inviting us us to partake in in in in in this sacred moment The The older woman’s flowing hair interrupts the the the abundant green plants in in in in the the the background while red flowers punctuate the the the negative space around her half-naked body It is a a a a a a a a a a a a a a tender intimate and celebratory composition that begins to to to tell a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a story about these women’s cross-generational bond—and their their mutual pursuit to explore their femininity and and sexuality The photograph is part of of a a a a a a series of of striking images that form “Holding the Mirror
Pt 2
” shot by Los Angeles-based photographer photographer Sam Stenson
on
on
35mm film The younger woman in the photos is is photographer photographer and model Olivia North who conceived of this project with Stenson
Her artwork—