Untitled Black and White
Anaglog Photography, 2024
Anaglog Photography, 2024
Top left: Untitled (Chair), analog photograph
Top middle: Untitled (Swallow), analog photograph
Top right: Untitled (Snow ball), analog photograph
Bottom left: Untitled (Fried Egg), analog photograph
Bottom right: Untitled (Exposed), analog photograph
This series of five black-and-white photographs draws deeply from Dora’s artistic exploration of embodiment, food, and the thresholds between the sacred and the abject. Each photograph in this series becomes an act of performance, not in theatricality but in the quiet, raw interplay of vulnerability, self-reflection, and connection.
The first photograph—a chair adorned with dry palm leaves—speaks of presence and absence, a place simultaneously prepared and abandoned. It sets the stage as a metaphorical resting ground for personal rituals and the shedding of external facades. This image evokes the liminality of self-care, symbolising spaces where the physical and emotional converge.
The second image, a bare woman's chest adorned with a swallow necklace, captures a moment of both exposure and adornment. The swallow, a symbol of hope and navigation, points to a deeper exploration of identity, fragility, and transformation. It transcends the physicality of the body, suggesting a connection to universal themes of love and care. This photograph underscores the performative nature of embodiment: to be seen, to be vulnerable, and to carry one's story with grace and strength.
The snow globe resting on a small house in the third photograph anchors the series in nostalgia and a sense of containment. The snow globe, a symbol of stillness amidst chaos, reflects the human desire for control and harmony in the face of life's unpredictable stages.
The final two photographs—close studies of a woman's naked body—delve into the interplay of care and subversion, nourishment and disruption. The fried egg on the stomach in one image and liquid spilling in the other evoke the act of eating and digestion as both sacred and profane. These visceral elements challenge societal taboos around women's bodies, inviting the audience to confront the ways we define boundaries of care and violence, strength and vulnerability. These images echo the tension between performance and reality, drawing the viewer into an intimate dialogue about identity, ritual, and transformation.