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‘REBEL_GURL’ by DEAH
PRIMARY - 21 JUN 2017
"I did this photo shoot on my birthday as a way to explore the body which makes that day what it is. I feel like I have been conditioned to believe that the only time a naked body should be shown is when it is at its physical peak, as if it is a meal to be devoured by the tastebuds of testosterone and vilified by a sexualised society. When taking a nude selfie your body ends up in the most painful and gregarious poses in an attempt to please something or someone outside of yourself. This shoot was the first time I allowed myself to be un-sexy with my body, to have a laugh with it un-conditionally which exposed the conditions I place on myself and my body. I felt unashamed for the first time seeing my tummy rolls, stretch marks that remind me of the weight I once was and should have never hated myself for, a little pimple I had no idea was taking residence near my butt, how my breasts hang in a way which honestly means nothing except for gravity and the experience of body play with my piercings and skin; the light and shadows of my vegan meat-cage. Being in my birthday suit on my birthday broke the barriers I was blind to and I have never felt more accepting and loving of my body which I refuse to ever feel objectified about ever again."

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