Patriachy

• Photographer
  Amber Zakala, United States

Since the beginning of most civilization women have been placed
under a level of subordination below men. Men are the default,
women the other. Suffocated under cloaks of patriarchy.
I represent the death of woman and femininity- with the words behind
me, and more so the mentality behind those words, being what kills
us.
For this piece I invited women to write misogynistic things they've had
said to them in their life. The 10 volunteers used this as a release of
oppression and negativity. I noticed the volunteers would stare at the
backdrop and find many of the already written words relatable- which
proved to me something I already knew, that misogyny is a universal
disease that all women are victims of.
This project was a reminder for me of just how incredibly strong,
resilient, and courageous women are. After everything we've
individually been through, we don't let it defeat us. We rise above.