Members of Ukrainian feminist group Femen staged protests across Europe as they called for a “topless jihad.” The demonstrations were in support of a young Tunisian activist named Amina Tyler. Last month, Tyler posted naked images of herself online, with the words “I own my body; it’s not the source of anyone’s honor” written on her bare chest. The head of Tunisia’s “Commission for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice,” reportedly called for Tyler to be stoned to death for her putatively obscene actions, lest they lead to an epidemic. Tyler has since gone quiet, leading some to fear for her safety.
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(Fuente: adventuresinhires, vía 5asha)
Seduzir (To Seduce) by Helena Almeida, 2002
In this series, the black high-heeled shoes are more than an accessory. Just as the elegant coquetry of the gesture of lifting one’s skirt, they stand as a symbol alluding to feminine seduction – an intention clarified by the title. To this is added the addition of a red painted spot on the left foot’s sole, a touch of dramatization and theatricality that reinforces and at the same time disturbs this choreography of minimal gestures, as though affirming that “Seduction” implies pain and sacrifice. [ftp]
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(Fuente: fiveofseptember, vía tenebres-eternelles)