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" Feminism is a lens I see the world through and what I believe in. I don't ever use it as a tool of promotion. "
Petra Collins
World
Promotion
I Believe
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" When I was growing up, my parents would apologize when we didn't have enough money for something. I'd always tell them that it was O.K. and that I had learned to work hard because of them. "
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" Oh my God. Brian De Palma. I love him. "
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" I really wanted to feel strong, I wanted my subjects to feel strong, but I didn't know how to do that. It's really hard for, I guess, every woman to not internalize misogyny. I just learned as I went on how to best capture my subjects without objectifying them. "
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" Everyone has a mirror face that's so different from their natural face. And I think it's interesting, seeing the way people want to be viewed when they're putting themselves together. "
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" You don't have to wait for anyone's approval to do things. "
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" What's cool is when people send me messages or tag me in their photos, which definitely happens more after a project comes out. The best part, I think, is that the DMs and tags are always from young girls, and reaching them is the most important thing for me. "
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Best
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" When you see stories about women that aren't being told by women, it can make you feel like you don't exist. "
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" I get why feminism can be intimidating; sometimes it can seem like this exclusive club. "
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" I think being collaborative is definitely more natural for people who are minorities in any sense - so people who aren't, like, white male artists - because we don't have the privilege to create art and work alone, usually. "
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Alone
Work
" There's definitely a romanticism of youth, like, everywhere. Specifically with women, they kind of only exist between the age of 15 to 25. "
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Youth
" I remember being 12 or 13 and reading 'Seventeen' and 'CosmoGirl.' They were all about self-improvement. "
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Reading
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" Curating, in the modern sense, is something I gravitate to. Taking different ideas from a bunch of different places and putting them into one place or space, a story that makes sense or a new idea. Everything is remixed and taken from other things to make something new. "
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New
Places
" I'm used to being told by society that I must regulate my body to fit the norm. I'm used to the fact that images of unaltered women are seen as unacceptable. "
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" As much as I preach self-love, it's so hard for me to love myself. It's really hard, and it's just about building a good network of people and, in this case, a good network of artists. Trying to live your ideals as best as you can. "
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Love
Good
Live
" People look the best when they feel the most comfortable, so I buy 10 of the same thing if I really like it. "
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Feel
Best
Comfortable
" Putting your work out there is scary! "
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Work
" I want to direct a feature film. Horror is my main genre. "
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Horror
Direct
Film
" My favorite place to go is Zabriskie Point in Death Valley. If you see it at sunrise and sunset, it's like you're on Mars. "
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Place
Sunrise
See
" Occasionally, I'll wear glitter or blue eye shadow. "
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Eye
Shadow
Wear
" I did two years at art school in criticism and curatorial practice, but I dropped out because I was frustrated that there was this hierarchy where I couldn't do anything or ask questions. "
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Two
Art
" Success doesn't happen overnight. "
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Success
Overnight
" My lens and my personality, it's just fluid. The art isn't just in one place. "
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Place
Art
Just
" We work to create a new wave of feminism that is more inclusive. I want others to feel equal. It's so great to see women in positions of power, which is why other artists, such as Marilyn Minter, are so inspirational to me. "
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" We live in such an image-heavy world that not seeing yourself in that landscape can really make it tough to feel human, to feel like you are part of the world. "
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World
" It's just so humanizing to see someone be real. "
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Real
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Be Real
" The selfie is a powerful tool, but it can also be dangerous, and I am fascinated with the process of it because there is a level of self-monitoring. "
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" I'm definitely a Sagittarius. I'm such a fire sign. "
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Fire
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" I think anytime you can share images that make young women feel a sense of belonging when they might not be feeling their best or their strongest is so cool. "
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" I'm thin and white and blond, but I'm not an airbrushed, perfect thing. I have stretch marks all over. I have cellulite; I have acne. To me, it feels like you can't really be what you can't see, and so if you don't see those things, then you don't feel like you're valid. "
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See