Visceral photos that capture the unease of femininity

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There are bodies everywhere in photographer Ornella Mari’s debut photobook Through Hardship to the Stars, and they are rarely at ease: open mouths, bruised knees, a mascara-run face, snarling dogs and slabs of raw meat. The visceral project, photographed between 2020 and 2024, builds a world around girlhood, body image, and the violence of becoming visible.At the centre of the work is Mari’shellip;read more raquo;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;View Gallery (27 images)nbsp;