femxphotographers.org
Femx collective publishes LOVE book - Fine Art Photography
Our 3rd publication with Hatje Cantz, on love from a feminist perspective
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Wars are raging in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa and hurricanes, floods, and droughts are threatening livelihoods around the globe. While worrying about all of life’s turmoils, we often forget to enjoy the small things and concentrate on the good we can do. Like bell hooks, we believe that ‚when we love, we can let our hearts speak‘.
Making this book
We are very happy to be working with our cherished art publisher Hatje Cantz.
Charlotte Cotton agreed to edit the book, which we are absolutely delighted about. Sara Cristina Moser is our graphic designer.
© Chloé Sherman
© Lotte Reimann
© Rania Matar
© Eva Woolridge
© Katharina Bosse
© Hanna Mattes
© Kirsten Becken
© Claudia Holzinger
Kirsten Becken
Katharina Bosse
Elodie Grethen
Claudia Holzinger
Oriana Layendecker
Jocelyn Lee
Hanna Mattes
Qiana Mestrich
Lotte Reimann
Caro Siegl
Maggie Steber
Lilly Urbat
Eva Woolridge
and with us
Charlotte Cotton and Sara Cristina Moser
𝘔𝘪𝘯𝘥 𝘖𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘔𝘢𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳
Editor: Roula Seikaly for femxphotographers.org
Art Direction: Studio Basic, London
English
2022. 176 pages, 122 ills.
free spine brochure
18,00 x 24,00 cm
ISBN: 978-3-7757-5317-3
Artist:
Cindy Sherman
Sheida Soleimani
Ruth van Beek
Rebecca Hackemann
Estelle Hanania
Justine Kurland
Eva Woolridge
Weronika Gesicka
Theodora Eliezer
Masako Hirano
Sara Bastei
Katharina Bosse
Paula Winkler
Nora Lowinsky
Maggie Steber
Jocelyn Lee
Claudia Holzinger
Hanna Mattes
Kirsten Becken
Oriana Layendecker
Qiana Mestrich
Haley Morris-Cafiero
Jennifer Greenburg
Caro Siegl
Yushi Li
The Power of the Mind
Femxphotographers.org’s second publication Mind Over Matter focuses inward. Womxn’s bodies are frequently sexualized while their minds are vilified and their voices silenced. This is true throughout history and in different cultures worldwide. A book about female vision, the power of the mind, as well as dreams and fantasies, logic and intuition, Mind Over Matter is an exploration of inner strength, courage, determination, willpower, and support in complex and individual series. Edited by Roula Seikaly and with contributions by photographers from the collective as well as many guest artists and writers, the publication has the character of an illustrated reader.
Mind over Matter
Roula Seikaly for femxphotographers.orgArt Direction: Studio Basic
2022. 176 pages, 122 ills.
ISBN 978-3-7757-5317-3
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MOM, I AM A RICH MAN
Kommunale Galerie Rathaus Johannistal, Berlin
Opening October 22nd, 7 pm
Exhibition October 23 - November 28
An intimate portrait, a documentary excerpt, a burlesque pose or a cinematic scene - the photographs in the exhibition Mom, I am a rich man are as diverse in content and aesthetic as the femxle artists who made them.
They are united by their affiliation with the international collective femxphotographers.org, which was founded in 2018 with the goal of increasing the visibility of femxle photographers and non-binary cultural practitioners in the art world. In addition to collaborative projects, exhibitions, and books, they support each other in their individual artistic careers, refer commissions to each other, and change the culture industry through solidarity from within.
Mom, I am a rich man is a quote from an interview with pop icon Cher, in which she replied to her mother's advice to find a rich man, that she herself was a rich man. By interpreting the "rich man" as a metaphor for power and hegemonic structures, Cher ironically emphasizes her own independence and strength. Inherent in the photographs in the exhibition is also an emancipatory force. They literally show new images of the body that challenge our habits of seeing, and at the same time break with the clichés of "women's art."
The group exhibition is the gallery's first presentation under new management. Milena Mercer began her work in Treptow-Köpenick at the end of August 2021 and is excited about this energetic start. "I am a big fan of this collective, not only because they make great art, but because they are actively addressing the ills of their professional field by creating a network. Their lightness and humor are then the icing on the cake for me." In addition to the opening, there will be a curator's tour on the last weekend of the run, as there will be for every exhibition from now on.
