Jordan Matter’s Topless Photographs Liberate The Female Subjects
Posted by: Amelia McDonell-Parry
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1:50PM, Tuesday July 28th 2009
Photographer Jordan Matter’s new coffee table book, Uncovered: Women In Word and Image, was just released, and it features more than 80 New York women baring their breasts in public (legal in NYC). The project came about after “Nipplegate”—when Janet Jackson “exposed” her nipple on the Super Bowl halftime show—and, “I got to thinking about our culture of covering up.” In an interview with Cosmopolitan, Matter says, “The book became less political and much more about the empowerment that the women would feel. The photo subjects found the option of not covering up to be incredibly liberating.” Matter chose a wide variety of different women with different body types and breast sizes for the project, which makes the images especially compelling. [Amazon]
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Shasta
wrote on July 28 2009 @ 01:18 pm: [report]
Mmm.
I like the mystery of covering up, and I feel very empowered doing so thank you very much.
Maybe the book will help with body acceptance. Most breasts we see today are perfectly enhanced things.
Rose
wrote on July 28 2009 @ 02:16 pm: [report]
Interesting how “empowerment” (and freedom) almost always equals “nude”.
becknee
wrote on July 28 2009 @ 02:50 pm: [report]
@Rose - Maybe the concept behind “empowerment=nude” is that pushing your boundaries can be a source of confidence?
I’m also not sure that wearing clothes necessarily makes me feel restricted, but I can see where getting to show yourself in a way people don’t usually see you could be empowering.
I’d love to see more of this book!
Lynn
wrote on July 28 2009 @ 04:25 pm: [report]
I’ve seen the photos and I really enjoyed them. Yes, there were some women with “perfect” boobs. But there were plenty that were big, small, low, and wrinkled. It was a good reality check.
Little Lamb
wrote on July 28 2009 @ 05:09 pm: [report]
I think we need to empower men.
I Go To 11
wrote on July 28 2009 @ 06:18 pm: [report]
@ little lamb: Empowering men by having them post topless? Or bottomless?
Rose
wrote on July 29 2009 @ 04:31 am: [report]
@Little Lamb, that was kind of my point. @I Go to 11, I vote for completely nude.
amylou
wrote on September 18 2009 @ 12:06 pm: [report]
if you guys like this one, you should take a look at this one on blurb that i love: http://www.blurb.com/books/770769
it’s by a ny photographer named sanders mcnew.