Slut march inspired photography project

For my third year and final major project I wanted to do something along the lines of sexual assault, and empowering survivors. After many attempts at different ideas I stumbled upon 'Slut march' an organisation that marches through towns in order to protest against slut shaming. In this day and age if a  woman is sexually assaulted the court makes it out as though it's her fault, due to her skirt being too short of her boobs hanging out. I wanted to create a series of images that embraces the female sexuality whilst helping bring to light a good cause.

My friend Juliette Cule wrote a fantastic article recently about 'reclaim the night' which is another organisation that allows women to walk the streets wearing scantily clad clothing with banners that read "my dress is not a yes" and "consent is sexy".

"as one sign clearly stated - the difference between sex and rape? Consent. Until this very straightforward fact is national consensus, we will continue to unite and reclaim the night." 

- Juliette Cule 

You can find Juliette's article here: http://belle-jar.com/2012/11/18/feminists-unite-reclaim-the-night/

At the end of the day, why should we as women change how we dress? Rape is a crime, and no matter what a woman is wearing it should never be ok. 

Below is a sneak peak of my project so far.. keep a look out for more to come!