Magnum Photosのインスタグラム(magnumphotos) - 6月5日 19時00分

@oliviarthur reflects on the relationship between freedom and privacy in a personal text. Arthur's signed print is available now by tapping the link in the image.
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"In Saudi Arabia, notions of privacy and freedom have an intertwined and complex relationship. For some, privacy is a requirement to feel relaxed and be free; others consider the privacy they are forced to keep under a hijab as an inhibitor to their freedom, and there are those who simply want to be out of sight from their families or people that know them. I came across girls from all camps and spent a lot of time trying to understand what their idea of freedom was and where the boundaries of their privacy lay. As a woman, in the company of only women, I was able to see scenes that were not to be shared. But as a photographer, this became a huge problem; I was close enough to enable these women to be open with me, with themselves, and they would forget my role as a professional photographer. I ended up unwittingly taking a lot of photographs that they didn't want me to use, and had to find a way to obscure faces and identities. In the end, I photographed little prints of the images under a bright light that partially hid their faces. When I showed them the effect they told me, 'Yes, that's great, but can't you just show a bit more of her eyes so that people can see how beautiful she is?'" - Olivia Arthur
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PHOTO: Watching TV at home. Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. 2009. (A print of this image has been re-photographed under reflective light to partially conceal identity.)
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