Country Pick / 2017 / /

THE REVENGE OF FEMININITY

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    Simone Tramonte, Italy
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Today it is mainly the fashion system that establishes, through the
models, female beauty stereotypes.
Could we define this as a social disease? Yes of course. Man is a
social being, he needs to be accepted, loved and respected.
"Vanity is the basis of everything," wrote Flaubert.
Already the ancient Greeks knew that the theater was cathartic,
but also a "dance" a bit provoking could be is a more recent
discovery.
Burlesque helps to regain a healthy relationship with body and
femininity and releases women from aesthetic standards.
The secret of success of Burlesque is that it gives the power to
play with their physicality with humor. It 'a new form of feminism.
Our culture is a toxic culture of beauty. Burlesque seems to say:
this is my body and I like me as I am. The way of healing starts
from here.

Born in Rome in 1976, where he lives and works.
Since 2007 is part of "Officine Fotografiche" photo roman association that acts as a training center for photographers of all levels, where he was, and continues to attend courses, seminars and workshops to professional level.
In 2009 participated in a workshop organized by the city of Palermo Mother India School a center for photography, created and directed by Shobha Battaglia photographer for the Contrasto.
Some of his works have been reports recently published in National Geographic, Lonely Planet and The Trip Magazine.