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Gynaesthesia

Posted on January 2, 2023March 2, 2023 by pgodesa

As per feminist philosopher and theologian Mary Daly, GYNAESTHESIA is a woman’s unique multidimensional capability of sensing her environment, a female-specific awareness of patterns and constellations, “a complex way of perceiving the interrelatedness of seemingly disparate phenomena, a positive paranoia – a strengthening and realistic disease in polluted and destructive environment.” The majority of the…

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Conflagration

Posted on March 7, 2022March 7, 2022 by pgodesa

Photography & Edit: Petra Godeša Music: Rannar Sillard, SFX Producer

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The Sacred Cows

Posted on October 17, 2021March 2, 2023 by pgodesa

The Sacred Cows project explores the visual topography of the monthly cycle, changing female nature, circulating through space and time.  

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Grete Stern’s Sueños: Photo montage as a photographic method of female subjectivity

Posted on October 17, 2021October 17, 2021 by pgodesa

This essay explores the relevance of the chosen visual method, photo montage, for depicting inner reality, in this case dreams, in relation to prevailing ideologies of Western society, specifically to patriarchy and capitalism. This involves analysing Grete Stern’s body of work Sueños (Dreams), through examination of the visual language used in illustrations, societal context of…

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Sia Txana Huibei Huni Kuin

The Guardians of Amazonia

Posted on October 17, 2020October 17, 2021 by pgodesa

/December 2019 – January 2020/   1. Huni Kuin people have been living in the Amazon jungle for over 1500 years, always calling the forest their home. Huni Kuin translates as “true people.” The tribe speaks its own Kaxinawá language, specifically Hancha Kuin, meaning “true words.”   2. When Huni Kuin people speak about plants,…

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The world is full of stories.

As a journalist, I have the privilege to uncover different complexities of daily life. Narratives which shape the society, circumstances that become events, human tales of courage, pain, and hope.

 

Sometimes I get an opportunity to look into the greatest minds, even more often a chance to feel with the boldest of hearts. Complex nature of our world provides me with an endless stream of inspiration and desire to catch a glimpse of many realities living on the same planet.

Stories are the anchor that gets me through a confusion of many opposing perspectives, forces and intentions. By sharing them with you, dear reader, I hope we manage to collectively shed some light on the darkest spots of ignorance and indifference.

I hope you enjoy reading as much as I did writing!

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Monterrico Guatemala (7)

Literary about people, travels and the world.

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