Photography Exhibition

Press Release

Fatima and Sashka are holding an exhibition titled “Light/Dark” on 10^th of May, from 3:30 to 6:00pm. It will be held in the photography studio, art block at Cheney School. If you have any inquiries or questions, please email fmasood38@yahoo.com

Sashka’s work investigates the idea around feminism and women being able to uplift themselves and feel liberated in their own body.

She focuses on the journey women go through with themselves. Exploring self love and becoming comfortable with their own bodies and their natural state and the things the female body endures like the menstrual cycle, growing an he body changing.

She portrays this idea by using the female body in their natural state and placed in the sheets of a bed to show comfort and security. Something women long to feel without relying on nothing but their own self.

Fatima’s work explores the idea of feminism by portraying the personal struggles and fears that women face, such as being left behind, controlled or trapped, in a very visible way. She does this by using mythical creatures that are usually associated with positivity, such as fairies or angels, and portraying them in very dark and negative situations. By doing so, she highlights the fact that despite being an important part of life, women ‘s positive contributions to the society are often ignored and they are not given the same amount of respect. And even today, they are not given equal opportunities.

Sashka and Fatima’s work links together as a contrast; whilst Fatima’s work focuses on women going through personal struggle and being poorly treated and used. In Sashka’s work, women feel uplifted, strong and liberated by their own self. These two enquiries, Fatima’s “dark” and Sashka’s “light”, is the focus of this exhibition.