"Alice in Wonderland"
The image before us stands on the threshold between attraction and repulsion. At first glance, the feminine form promises seduction, yet it soon reveals itself as a shield of defense—a language of femininity that simultaneously bears the imprint of patriarchal structures. This work seeks to entrap the gaze: the viewer is drawn in, only to be pushed back by a hidden force. It is a play between beauty and resistance, between form and anti-form.
Here, the body becomes a battlefield; a site where woman and man, power and fragility, allure and threat, are interwoven. The piece not only invites spectatorship but also reflection—on the ownership of the gaze, the dynamics of power, and the possibilities of resistance within what first appears simple and self-evident.....
This photograph tells the story of Alice—an immigrant in Wonderland—capturing the complex, disorienting emotions of migration. Just as the migrant mind wanders amid the bureaucracy, paperwork, and unfamiliar signs of a new society, the image suspends the viewer’s perception between opposing poles.....
The woman depicted is not a model; with boldness, she exposes her body while her face remains hidden. Concealed in deference to social norms, her face is absent, yet her body is revealed with courage—and her vulnerability is laid bare. She invites the viewer (Alice) to reflect simultaneously on intimacy, identity, and resistance....
