Savannah Spirit

Provenance: Courtesy of the Artist

Modern ideas of feminism while exploring it in the context of social media where my work is often flagged for nudity and deemed “unsafe.”

As part of a larger series, titled I AM MY OWN MUSE, this work applies modern ideas of feminism while exploring it in the context of social media where my work is often flagged for nudity and deemed “unsafe.” By reducing the body to graphic forms of black and white stripes, the shadows morph the body into shapes. Using my iphone as her shutter release, I becomes my own muse, redefining what it means to be a woman in a #metoo society. This self-portrait series is about power and owning your body; not asking for permission and not holding back. The heart of my work is about defining oneself and the importance of freedom of expression.

New York based visual artist, curator and activist Savannah Spirit (b. Los Angeles) has been making pictures since she was 7 years old. In the last few years Savannah has embarked on a journey of self-discovery, turning the lens on herself, as well as her surroundings. As an activist, Savannah has dedicated her time to photographing important civil rights issues since 2012 including Occupy Wall Street, Black Lives Matter, People’s Climate March, Anti-Trump protests, and the Women’s March. In defiance against the stigma around female nudity in the society and social media, she has been battling against censorship of her and others’ work through online exhibitions she has organized on Artsy, as well as serving as a curator for DONTDELETE.ART, a website showcasing art banned or deleted on social media. Her work has been featured in Forbes, AINT-BAD, Artsy, The Abolitionist, The Nation, LA Weekly, Best American Poetry, BOMB, Vice, W, Capture, Shinding, Dazed, Bullet, Billboard, THE Magazine, and Huffington Post. Savannah’s photographs are in the collection at the Henry Ford Museum as well as in private collections in Rome, Sao Paolo, London, Miami, New York and Los Angeles, including a permanently installed photograph in Tom Ford’s Houston flagship store.