MAYA JUNE MANSOUR

Light Brown Butterfly is an intimate photo series and self-published book exploring the emotional, spiritual, and physical aftermath of sexual trauma through self-portraiture and mixed photographic formats from 35mm film to Polaroids. The work traces the non-linear process of healing following an assault I experienced in my youth and examines how cultural silence around sexual violence can manifest in the body as illness. The project began after I was diagnosed with a large ovarian cyst in 2019, a moment that pushed me to consider the connections between unprocessed trauma, anger, and reproductive health.



Designed by Betania Moreno

Self published

Edition of 50 books

Softcover, 128 pages

Swiss bound

Printed on 80 lb. superfine eggshell white paper

Printed in Los Angeles at Typecraft

ISBN:979-8-218-65810-6