This Body is Mine
Photographers: Kenny Loh (Born in Malaysia), Vicknes Waran (VIP Studio) and Vinoth Raj Pillai (VRP Shots), Models: Nalina Nair, Harshini Devi Retna, Sharifah Nabila, Indrani Kopal, Rathimalar Govindarajoo. Fashion Designer: Roova Li Juan Videographer: Julien Chen
This photography series, titled "This Body Is Mine" attempts to fight body policing in Malaysia's culture and traditions by giving a contemporary art spin to ancient archetypes concepts in Hinduism.
I believe the goddess archetypes can be useful to women today, in understanding their modern-day reality and concerns.
Giving a contemporary artistic spin to the elements present in each of the Hindu goddesses, I hope to have more people understand the role of women in Indian culture.
Discovering these significance can offer women new paths to self-discovery as these are values that transcend time and cultures.
The project was featured on Metro UK, Mashable, Buzzfeed, International Business Times India and made headlines on Malaysia Kini, top Metro story in The Star and was even translated in Chinese, in a Sin Chew article.
The project first appeared on Eksentrika. In August 2017, it was featured as one of the top 50 projects selected for the Global Movement of the Arts, to be presented in World Humanities Conference that was held in Liege, Belgium. It was also exhibited in Adam&Eve UK for Women's Day, National VIsual Arts Gallery Malaysia and is one of the projects featured in the ARTS and SOCIETY (IYGU) platform by Mémoire de l’Avenir, Paris.
