LatiNatural

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The LatiNatural collection, by photographer Shirley Miranda-Rodriguez, examines the visual definition of the North American Latina. The collection encompasses the images of 118 women photographed in an unchanging background, wearing no make up, either draped in a white sheet or in the nude.

The collection can be seen as revolutionary[citation needed] in its exploration of themes of body image, beauty and diversity among this population while showing women of various skin tones, body types, hair textures, ages and professional backgrounds. Among women photographed are published authors, doctors, lawyers, artists, film-makers, dancers, students, mothers, sisters, grandmothers and maids. The women shared testimonies with the photographer prior to each shoot. Their stories include incest survivors, single mothers, girls dealing with the death of a parent, mothers experiencing the loss of a child, widows, pregnant women, lesbian lovers, cancer survivors, women coping with issues of body image, domestic violence survivors, spiritual leaders and women who are the first in their families to graduate from college.

[edit] Artist statement

“ Women have had a long-standing battle when it has come to being respected as complex, educated, strong individuals, whose contributions to American society are equal, if not at times greater, than that of their male counterparts. For Latinas, the battle is fiercer, for not only do they have to define their rights as women, but also assert themselves in a society that is still struggling with accepting the true diversity of the American Diaspora. How do Latina women, born in the United States, balance liberal North American values with their ethnic cultural traditions? How does self-esteem develop for a group who has been misrepresented or underrepresented by mass media? How do experiences such as illness, poverty, success, education, age and death of loved ones affect who they are? And ultimately, if stripped of materials that may define the experiences of these women, could their faces, their gazes and their bodies tell us who they really are? ”

[edit] Past exhibitions

*New York International Latino Film Festival, Vanguard Series - New York, New York: July 2005

*Local Project, Shades of Femininity (Group Show)- Long Island City, New York: April 30, 2005

*The Lit Lounge, Latina Signature Event - New York, New York: October 27, 2004

*The Bolivar Arellano Gallery - New York, New York: April 22 - May 23, 2004

*Ene - New York, New York: March 19, 2002 Preview Exhibition

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