Elora shot the thighs of mothers and praised the feminine physique in her own unique style.
Elora is a photographer and a mother. She is the creator of the Kintsugi Mama Project, which she has dubbed “the beauty of stt s” and features photographs of mothers standing for the camera and proudly displaying their stt s.
In a blog entry on boredpanda.com, the photographer discussed her endeavor:
“As my girls were older and started to ask questions, I was not particularly prepared for the kind of inquiries they would pose. Queries ranged from the almost inconceivable, such as, “What is the size of space?” to what end, why, why, why?
Like most parents, I tried my best to handle t hurled at me at odd hours of the day, but there was one question that my youngest asked me one day that sparked an idea and planted a seed inside me. This was the inquiry: “What are them, mother? ”. Her little hand was pointing to the dots on mine. My response was straightforward: they were stt s. Her response is, “Where are they from?” My scripted response was that they occur when the skin swells and then heals, similar to when you have a baby in your. She regarded me thoughtfully for a time before asking, “Do you like these, mother? ”.
I was required to t the u to about them, to be s them, and to remove my shirt and t. Yet, I did not, and I informed her that they were a lovely part of me since they signified something beautiful that I had produced. She u u her shirt and inquired whether she had them as well, to which I said that she probably would one day if she has children. Then she added, “Then I will be as lovely as you, mommy,” at which point I grabbed my camera and began taking photographs. This sowed a little seed for what would become the Kintsugi Mother Project in the future.
Years passed, and I learnt about the Japanese technique of kintsugi – repairing tt with gold; this t my memory, and the thought developed and flourished in my head: what if we saw those “ss” not as ts but as stories? What if we considered them to be what they are — the s s of our body’s tale – of generating, nourishing, and caring for life? And what if, rather than concealing those “t”s, we honored them and mended them with gold, the most valuable material of all? What if we took the time to recognize their true splendor? Would our perception of ourselves change? Would we celebrate the strength of womanhood? ”
In the same blog post, Elora published some of the project’s photographs. The mothers have painted their feet with tt and are posing for the camera.
With these photographs, Elora celebrates the feminine form in her own unique manner and conveys a powerful message not just to moms, but to everyone.
Through this particular project, Elora wanted to absolve mothers of stʀᴇtᴄʜ ᴍᴀʀᴋs and changes in their bodies during pregnancy.
For the purposes of the project, moms painted their stʀᴇtᴄʜ ᴍᴀʀᴋs with ɢʟɪttᴇʀ and posed for the camera.
Many of them were also holding their babies.
Above, mom is breastfeeding her baby.
The project is not finished yet…
… but these are some of the photos it includes so far.
