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Adipositivity

July 13th, 2007

Alerted by the Rotund, here is something happy for Feel Good Friday! It’s called the Adipositivity project, which is the best name ever, by the way.

The photographs here are close details of the fat female form, without the inclusion of faces. One reason for this is to coax observers into imagining they’re looking at the fat women in their own lives, ideally then accepting them as having aesthetic appeal which, for better or worse, often translates into more complete forms of acceptance.

There is also a post on this subject at Body Impolitic, contrasting this type of art with the photography done by Laurie Toby Edison, which does include faces with forms.

The really exciting thing is that both photographers are right: Laurie’s photographs personalize and Substantia Jones’ photographs separate the body shape from the person: two completely different approaches, both of which work brilliantly to showcase the beauty of fat bodies.

Probably not work safe, but gorgeous. Enjoy.

Posted by mo pie

Filed under: Art, Fat Positive, Feel Good Friday, NSFW

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4 Responses to Adipositivity

  1. lisa-marie, on July 13th, 2007 at 6:25 pm Said:

    I really have to admire those women who were photographed! I don’t think I’d have the guts to have my picture taken like that at my current weight.

  2. Shannon, on July 13th, 2007 at 7:44 pm Said:

    Thank you for the link.

    And psst your Body Impolitic linky is broken.

  3. mo pie, on July 13th, 2007 at 8:09 pm Said:

    Thanks, Shannon! Fixed! (And thank you for bringing the phrase “jam out with your ham out” into my life.) (It is now in our tagline list, but you might have to hit refresh a few times to see it.)

  4. Shannon, on July 13th, 2007 at 8:45 pm Said:

    You are SO welcome. I will tell the lovely lady who put the phrase in my head.

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