honorable mention
Olena Morozova ukraine
title
Queer
Where is the line between normal awareness of one's gender identity and gender dysphoria?
Sociological research conducted in Denmark by Kuyper L., & Wijsen C. in 2014 on a large population sample showed that 4.6% of people registered at birth as male and 3.2% of those registered as female stated their "ambivalent gender identity».
These figures make one wonder: there are a certain number of people in our society who suffer from an uncertain gender identity. In most cultures, the biological difference between men and women is extensively encrusted with a system of prejudices and stereotyped behavior.
This consequently has an adverse effect on the way individual men and women perceive themselves. It is important that they have the same rights as the rest of the society: that no one kills people because of their sexuality, deny them health services, fire them from their jobs, or prevent them from living freely and normally, feeling like complete human beings.
Artist based in Kyiv, Ukraine
olenamorozova.com
I am photographer and contemporary art lover.
Photography is my favorite hobby since childhood.
I started taking pictures in my school years.
I am professionally engaged in photography since 2015.
My creativity is my passion.
Photography for me is not just a favorite craft, a profession and a set of skills, it is primarily a philosophy, lifestyle, way of thinking, way of seeing and understanding the world, self-development and movement forward.
My photo is a search for my reflections, feelings and emotions in space, in nature, in people, in lines and forms, my conversation with myself.
The heroes of my photostories are people and nature.
During 2017-2021 I created several projects, received awards and honors in international photography competitions (IPA, TIFA, FAPA), took part in several group exhibitions and fairs, started teaching photography.
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entry description
I am interested in the interaction and the unity of masculinity and femininity. Now days, this issue raises many questions, misunderstandings and fears in society.Where is the line between normal awareness of one's gender identity and gender dysphoria?
Sociological research conducted in Denmark by Kuyper L., & Wijsen C. in 2014 on a large population sample showed that 4.6% of people registered at birth as male and 3.2% of those registered as female stated their "ambivalent gender identity».
These figures make one wonder: there are a certain number of people in our society who suffer from an uncertain gender identity. In most cultures, the biological difference between men and women is extensively encrusted with a system of prejudices and stereotyped behavior.
This consequently has an adverse effect on the way individual men and women perceive themselves. It is important that they have the same rights as the rest of the society: that no one kills people because of their sexuality, deny them health services, fire them from their jobs, or prevent them from living freely and normally, feeling like complete human beings.
about the photographer
Olena Morozova, 10. 06. 1978Artist based in Kyiv, Ukraine
olenamorozova.com
I am photographer and contemporary art lover.
Photography is my favorite hobby since childhood.
I started taking pictures in my school years.
I am professionally engaged in photography since 2015.
My creativity is my passion.
Photography for me is not just a favorite craft, a profession and a set of skills, it is primarily a philosophy, lifestyle, way of thinking, way of seeing and understanding the world, self-development and movement forward.
My photo is a search for my reflections, feelings and emotions in space, in nature, in people, in lines and forms, my conversation with myself.
The heroes of my photostories are people and nature.
During 2017-2021 I created several projects, received awards and honors in international photography competitions (IPA, TIFA, FAPA), took part in several group exhibitions and fairs, started teaching photography.
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