https://mayajunemansour.com Maya June Mansour Sat, 17 Aug 2024 04:13:32 +0000 https://mayajunemansour.com en https://mayajunemansour.com/Light-Brown-Butterfly Fri, 05 May 2023 16:03:26 +0000 Maya June Mansour https://mayajunemansour.com/Light-Brown-Butterfly <img width="914" height="1280" width_o="914" height_o="1280" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/41e7e3cb3d9e6736155e0c667cf0eb2f197a73e93c761ffb9dc6093d584d21b6/LBB_BookCover-copy-Large.jpeg" data-mid="237596388" border="0" data-scale="43" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/914/i/41e7e3cb3d9e6736155e0c667cf0eb2f197a73e93c761ffb9dc6093d584d21b6/LBB_BookCover-copy-Large.jpeg" /> 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 boundPrinted on 80 lb. superfine eggshell white paper Printed in Los Angeles at TypecraftISBN:979-8-218-65810-6 Selected Images From Light Brown Butterfly <img width="4800" height="1104" width_o="4800" height_o="1104" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/c795a466ecbd1b7c7803b7b83718c7e67406db8f8b8716b01ec9aac2b13c7729/Heaven.jpeg" data-mid="186930739" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/c795a466ecbd1b7c7803b7b83718c7e67406db8f8b8716b01ec9aac2b13c7729/Heaven.jpeg" /> <img width="3260" height="4800" width_o="3260" height_o="4800" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/1b353c4d4e5107c5fb74cb64ae8bf4ad30554bc16a3fe720f166211895f88b40/Untitled2.jpeg" data-mid="186930745" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/1b353c4d4e5107c5fb74cb64ae8bf4ad30554bc16a3fe720f166211895f88b40/Untitled2.jpeg" /> <img width="4800" height="3236" width_o="4800" height_o="3236" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/c3d6cf5a17271d578869f24e6da36d2dbbb4d9a73e182823055ad4532b0b6bc9/Temple.jpeg" data-mid="186930742" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/c3d6cf5a17271d578869f24e6da36d2dbbb4d9a73e182823055ad4532b0b6bc9/Temple.jpeg" /> <img width="900" height="714" width_o="900" height_o="714" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/e5fe606102210c2057d648003448b6bdec82050a11439446e2b920964f61cf8e/Sketch-Large.jpeg" data-mid="186930741" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/900/i/e5fe606102210c2057d648003448b6bdec82050a11439446e2b920964f61cf8e/Sketch-Large.jpeg" /> <img width="4800" height="3259" width_o="4800" height_o="3259" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/7cc73851c959b69bd649174f72d6188e0fe7efc27eba62a288f625e91a1d6b8a/Score.jpeg" data-mid="186930740" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/7cc73851c959b69bd649174f72d6188e0fe7efc27eba62a288f625e91a1d6b8a/Score.jpeg" /> <img width="3260" height="4800" width_o="3260" height_o="4800" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/03bb226036c715cbcf53f50de8910bcc7e15c6d29a4f0d187578fdaf930a6353/Always.jpeg" data-mid="186930736" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/03bb226036c715cbcf53f50de8910bcc7e15c6d29a4f0d187578fdaf930a6353/Always.jpeg" /> <img width="4800" height="1615" width_o="4800" height_o="1615" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/93d02dcb8637ded29dccc7450e84470933c2b6e46b206b7306a6c85bd39c26ae/Calm.jpeg" data-mid="186930738" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/93d02dcb8637ded29dccc7450e84470933c2b6e46b206b7306a6c85bd39c26ae/Calm.jpeg" /> <img width="2965" height="4800" width_o="2965" height_o="4800" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/7b729fb93457095b02ef905799e154cd0ca9037ac8a0894e0d02e8ac27910e7c/MaybeOneDay.jpeg" data-mid="186930545" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/7b729fb93457095b02ef905799e154cd0ca9037ac8a0894e0d02e8ac27910e7c/MaybeOneDay.jpeg" /> <img width="4800" height="3236" width_o="4800" height_o="3236" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/ea8958254cfd83cc02b71480719788b6e95f3bf03baa3f4440d0241e1f4bd7ba/Azadi.jpeg" data-mid="186930737" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/ea8958254cfd83cc02b71480719788b6e95f3bf03baa3f4440d0241e1f4bd7ba/Azadi.jpeg" /> <img width="3600" height="3381" width_o="3600" height_o="3381" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/daf75b9ed8a3bf1fd50f020cb6c55b59b78c250bb8bfebd2d7b373edb50e07cc/Untitled.jpeg" data-mid="186930744" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/daf75b9ed8a3bf1fd50f020cb6c55b59b78c250bb8bfebd2d7b373edb50e07cc/Untitled.jpeg" /> <img width="2445" height="1658" width_o="2445" height_o="1658" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/2826240048b4e0aed0761f370c6b86a99b6e9a373a7fa63335f57840594659aa/Screen-Shot-2023-05-05-at-10.50.50-AM.png" data-mid="177804712" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/2826240048b4e0aed0761f370c6b86a99b6e9a373a7fa63335f57840594659aa/Screen-Shot-2023-05-05-at-10.50.50-AM.png" /> <img width="900" height="723" width_o="900" height_o="723" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/67a8e02aa43b5f6231a3f4ac44e3d3c177f8665443779f3c4df08ba4b469e607/UniverseWithin.jpeg" data-mid="186930743" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/900/i/67a8e02aa43b5f6231a3f4ac44e3d3c177f8665443779f3c4df08ba4b469e607/UniverseWithin.jpeg" /> Selected Light Brown Butterfly Press “In her ongoing series Light Brown Butterfly, Maya June Mansour investigates the lasting physical and emotional impact of an act of sexual assault she experienced in her youth. Mansour was prompted to begin the projects after being diagnosed with an ovarian cyst that formed as a result of internalized stress and anger from the event. Working between a variety of mediums, from 35mm film to Polaroids to multi-frame cameras, Mansour’s series of self-portraits depict the non-linear process of healing, describing each of the photographs as “pages from a journal.” Beauty is an integral part of the work and her creative process, acting both as a tool of self-care as well as an exploration of the spiritual attributes beauty can offer. “I want victims or survivors of sexual assault to feel seen in a way that they haven’t before,” she says. “I’ve never really resonated with the stories or the phrase #MeToo before, so this is my version of that.” The mirror, a recurring motif, integrates Mansour’s emotional journey of reflection to create this work, while also asking viewers to consider their own life and position as it pertains to sexual violence and patriarchy. In I’m Still Here (2022), a small mirror featuring Mansour’s reflection is almost invisible against the larger interior space, hinting at the ways in which trauma can often be invisible on the outside. “When you have that kind of trauma it becomes a part of you, it informs everything,” Mansour says. “This photograph shows how it’s almost easy to look at a person and not see it—but once you see my face in the mirror, it’s impossible to miss.”” - Aperture,&nbsp;Photographs That Show the “Fire and Thunder” of Contemporary Life KQED&nbsp;|&nbsp;In ‘With Open Eyes,’ Artists Deploy Dignity and Softness in Depictions of Black Life Emulsions Podcast | Maya June Mansour The Creative Independent | On Dreaming New Worlds Into Being Photographer Life Check&nbsp;|&nbsp;Black Women Photographers: Photographer Life Check Episode 31 Sign up to stay in the loop about all things Light Brown Butterfly including exclusive book flip thru’s and BTS by signing up for Maya’s Substack. 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