“Enenna – a Wiccan”. From ‘Women of Power', courtesy of the artist and Porter Contemporary NY Gallery © Katarzyna Majak
PORTER CONTEMPORARY NY 548 West 28th Street 10001 New York États-Unis
Women of Power consists of 29 color photographs depicting Polish witches, healers, sorceresses, visionaries, spiritual leaders and shamanic techniques practitioners.
According to what Ewelina Jarosz wrote about Women of Power : "The title points to Katarzyna Majak's intention to develop and socially rehabilitate women identifying themselves with the widely understood spirituality of their ancestors, Mother Goddess, pagan beliefs, and old sources of wisdom, which may still empower and inspire contemporary secularized consciousness by its valuable content and alternative energy.
The series of photographs, whose number is equal to the number of cycles in the Moon calendar, consists of king-style portraits, where women wear clothing best suiting their role, and hold their attributes - the objects of power. The women represented - the youngest in her 30's and the oldest in her late 80's may be treated as a counterpoint to Majak's out-of-the-mainstream typology of the charismatic women of power”.
“Natalia – an artist”. From ‘Women of Power’ series, 80x55,cm © Katarzyna Majak, Courtesy of the artist and Porter Contemporary NY Gallery
“Joanna – leads women’s circles and ceremonies for women”, from ‘Women of Power’ series, 80x55cm, © Katarzyna Majak, Courtesy of the artist and Porter Contemporary NY Gallery
Photos et vignette © Katarzyna Majak