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A new zine by Russian-born, New York-based photographer Kristina Shakht is portraying the naked female form from a women\u2019s perspective.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

New York-based photographer Kristina Shakht describes the twenty-year period she lived as a young woman in Russia as \u201ca rollercoaster of sexism and hate.\u201d Though it may not be immediately visible, once you notice the virulent misogyny and its role in Post-Soviet culture, Kristina says, you can\u2019t unsee it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To Be or To Become brings together tender photos of women, flowers, and landscapes shot on both a Polaroid600 on 35mm film, and an iPhone. Shakht took all pics during the pandemic, which she says felt like a \u201clong term retreat\u201d, sparking her growth as an artist.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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For Shakht, the zine is \u201cway more personal than any other work\u201d, as it helped her overcome difficult sexual experiences from her youth. \u201cThis project is a way of reframing my negative sexual experiences as a young woman and taking power back by showing women the way we see ourselves: pure, free, raw and natural,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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