Myriam Boulos invites women to share their sexual fantasies

“The project is about exteriorising everything we were taught to bottle up” ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ Issue 7911: The Portrait Issue launches this month. Pre-order yours now with a BJP Subscription. [SUBSCRIBE NOW]( © Myriam Boulos. Myriam Boulos invites women to share their sexual fantasies In 2021, amid multiple crises in Lebanon, Myriam Boulos put out an open call on Instagram: “If you identify as a woman and want to share your sexual fantasies, send me an email.” The result is an ongoing series of co-authored portraits, Sexual Fantasies, which unpacks notions of desire and how they are often entrenched within our political and social realities. “The project is about exteriorising everything we were taught to bottle up,” says Boulos. “Growing up in Lebanon, I felt like my body was public property, and people, mostly men, assumed they were entitled to it. At a time when the patriarchy was invading the most personal corners of my life, I realised that sex and intimacy were also a space in which I could reclaim myself and invent new worlds that go beyond the oppressive and abusive system we live in.” [Read more]( © Leah Gordon. Behind the mask: Portraits of a Haitian carnival For over two decades, Leah Gordon has documented the significance of ritual and identity in Haiti, honouring a community taking history into its own hands [Read more]( © Harikrishna Katragadda and Shweta Upadhyay. Five exhibitions to visit at Indian Photo Festival Two weeks ago, the eighth edition of the festival opened its doors. Here, we share some of our highlights from the month-long programme [Read more]( Explore our Bookshelf collection From photobooks and catalogues to newspapers and zines, we highlight the latest photographic publications Spread from The Information Front. [Explore the collection]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [1854 Media Ltd, 244-254 Cambridge Heath Rd, Cambridge Heath, London, E2 9DA, United Kingdom Click here to update your email preferences]( [Click here to unsubscribe from all emails](