Taking inspiration from Jemima Stehli´s photographic series, Strip, my project reworks the same concept through a queer lens. It sets out to question what differences exist between the gazes – is the gaze there to relate, or does it only objectify? Rather than focusing on the male gaze, this photographic experiment is about female reactions to a queer woman stripping. It´s an experimental study of the femme gaze, and how we look at each other. The sitter has total control over the image making process, wielding a remote control whilst the artist undresses in her studio. How would you look, if you were allowed to look, whilst knowing you were being looked at? Can one trust your own gaze?
