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$84.00The Story
In 2016 and 2017, Olivia Arthur traveled to Mumbai, India, capturing identity and intimacy in society in a series named In Private/Mumbai. With growing religious conservatism and the re-criminalization of gay sex, privacy and seclusion were necessary for self-expression, even safety. In the quiet of people’s homes, Arthur captured members of the LGBTQ+ community in undisturbed, frank moments—stripped bare of societal pressure or judgment and in stark contrast to the busy, bustling life of India’s largest city: “Photographing people in their private spaces, I began to find a confidence and intimacy that is ready to be shared.”
In the contact sheet Mumbai. India. 2016, she offers us an androgynous back. We are invited to take in its shape — the delicate convex hillocks of shoulder blades, the faint spread of stretch marks across the waist. Gender is suspended, self is celebrated. Olivia Arthur’s photographs perfectly capture contemporary India’s gender and sexual idiosyncrasies.
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Every detail has been carefully considered to bring you the perfect product.
Details & Craftsmanship
Every detail has been carefully considered to bring you the perfect product.
Details & Craftsmanship
Every detail has been carefully considered to bring you the perfect product.
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In 2016 and 2017, Olivia Arthur traveled to Mumbai, India, capturing identity and intimacy in society in a series named In Private/Mumbai. With growing religious conservatism and the re-criminalization of gay sex, privacy and seclusion were necessary for self-expression, even safety. In the quiet of people’s homes, Arthur captured members of the LGBTQ+ community in undisturbed, frank moments—stripped bare of societal pressure or judgment and in stark contrast to the busy, bustling life of India’s largest city: “Photographing people in their private spaces, I began to find a confidence and intimacy that is ready to be shared.”
In the contact sheet Mumbai. India. 2016, she offers us an androgynous back. We are invited to take in its shape — the delicate convex hillocks of shoulder blades, the faint spread of stretch marks across the waist. Gender is suspended, self is celebrated. Olivia Arthur’s photographs perfectly capture contemporary India’s gender and sexual idiosyncrasies.
