Between

In dialogue with fellow photographer Sam Geballe, I was compelled to make an image responding to the criticisms our bodies provoke. Between our backs runs a line, a connection to an experience we both carry in the body. We know what it is to be scorned by those looks both of disgust and “concern.” Between us, we confront the gaze – there is nothing to hide. To carry ourselves in a body devalued by society can often be lonesome. Between us is a conversation, a united understanding of what we fight for. Between us is not a before and after. We are told to shrink ourselves, to apologize. Between us we take the space we are told we don’t deserve.

Please visit Sam Geballe’s website at: https://samgeballe.com/