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WHAT IS THE HEADSTAND BOOK? The Headstand Book was intended to be an interesting coffee table book. when people either laugh hysterically or are frightened they lose their outer shell. this book aims to capture the few seconds of reaction when they are perhaps in a first of a situation. all the photos were taken within 20 frames. While some may simply discount this book as fetishistic in nature, it aims to capture reaction while infusing the metaphor of foundation, while questioning sexism, equality, and respect. I found it interesting that some models were unwilling to participate because they were afraid of hurting me, others peaked with interest, halfway through the shots of 20 frames they were instructed to smile and this book hopefully captures the microexpression and allows for a glimpse of their true personality to come out. This is an art project unlike any other that I have worked on. Are these images painful? are they disrespectful to me for allowing my face to be their foundation? do they resemble how under each powerful woman may lie a supportive man, or vice versa? Is it Goddess worship? Purely for the sake of argument you must also think what made these models participate? is it out of hatred for me? Respect for my art? The interest of trying something new? Perhaps they all have a different motivation for why they would stand on a mans head? I hope you enjoy this book and find the images thought provoking, challenging, and even humorous. I thoroughly enjoyed this project and graciously thank all the models who made this project possible
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