BEHIND THE COVER NAOMI DESAI

As a woman of color, rage is an emotion that I experience all the time. Female presenting people are never allowed to express rage and we’re ridiculed when we do. Rage is such a charged emotion and from a feminist point of view it has the potential be motivation for systemic change. We need to normalize talking about the imbalances of power in our society and rage is the perfect topic of discussion for that. Who is allowed to express rage and what are they trying to accomplish with it? Rage is a defense mechanism and marginalized groups deserve to express it.

I wanted to explore the electricity and angst of rage in the cover through a feminist lens. Inspired by Wong Kar-wai’s use of lighting to depict emotion and Petra Collins' feminist photography, I studied their work very closely before the shoot. These photos are part of a larger body of work that I’m creating to explore the visual language of feminist rage.

I would like to give a huge thank you to Erin Shannon, who is always willing to be the model and muse for my photography projects, and Avery Slezak, for helping with lighting and carrying out my vision.

4 10 12 14 18 anger: designed by

yi yun luo

8 6 axe throwing, unbridled rage, and a good arm by

reace dedon

speak to me/what’s wrong? by

alexis m. howells

feminist rage by

naomi desai

caged by rage: are rage rooms helpful?

by alex kasel

to the conversation i overheard -- dekalb ave, late august -- walking home by

ella ferrero

wall of shame by

tien servidio

20 22 24 26 28 29 16 30 in his, i saw mine by alexandria anne on the outside of the circle by

paige daniels

elodie has nothing to say by elodie

hollant

the hurting world: designing beyond diametric relationships by nina

lu

it’s a revolution! by an anonymous hong

konger

hey, connor by

jordan anna torres

rage crossword puzzle by mage sensitive machismo by seb

torrens