Visceral photos that capture the unease of femininity
Featuring self-portraits, animals and rotting carcasses, Through Hardship to the Stars – the debut photobook by Ornella Mari – explores the anxiety of becoming visible without being able to control how others see you
Black News 
There are bodies everywhere in photographer Ornella Mari’s debut photobook Through Hardship to the Stars, and they are rarely at ease: open mouths, bruised knees, a mascara-run face, snarling dogs and slabs of raw meat. The visceral project, photographed between 2020 and 2024, builds a world around girlhood, body image, and the violence of becoming visible.
At the centre of the work is Mari’shellip;
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