2017 / Fine Art / Still Life (Non-Pro)

Princess

  • Photographer
    Dayana Montesano

“Princess” is an ironic attempt to sensitize people towards intimate feminine world. The harmonious and clear image conveys the focus towards the centre, where the blue stain displace the actual blood. This is a simple image depicting a sanitary napkin, though many people were shocked! Many men didn’t even notice the different color of the blood stain. Many people have insulted me for this image, because generally people do not want to see anything that concerns menses. In many countries menses are considered as something dirty and shameful. I instead think that they have to be considered as something somehow noteworthy since they represent feminine fertility and so they are at the very basics of our life as humans. My way of portraying this object in such a royal-like nuance, is meant to give a positive description back to it. The idea behind this project comes from the idiomatic expression, very common in Italy, for which noble blood is referred as being “blue”.

PUBLICATIONS: her photographs have been published in diverse magazines, among which Vogue Italia, L'Oeil de la Photographie, FotoCult, Panorama, Kaltblut, Image in progress, Get Inspired Magazine, and others. CLIENTS: Vogue Italia, Battistoni Haute Couture, Mondadori, Elite Model Look, Feltrinelli. EXPOSITIONS: Her photographs have been exposed in diverse galeries and events, among which it is particularly worth noting the Leica Gallery in Milan. LECTURES: She held a seminar lecture at Rome Fine Arts Academy She is represented by PICA, in PRC.