“Even with blackened eyes, the women in Donna Ferrato’s photographs look defiant, not defeated. A photojournalist and feminist activist who is best known for her documentation of domestic violence, Ferrato, 73, has also depicted women pursuing sexual pleasure, giving birth, raising children, enticing men and demonstrating in the streets.

Her subject is women taking control of their bodies, and in her fiercely empathetic mission, sometimes she turns the camera on herself.”

– Arthur Lubow, The New York Times

“Ferrato’s photos have the ability to sear into the recesses of your mind.”

– Kenneth Dickerman, The Washington Post

“Ferrato recognizes photography as a tool to speak truth to power.”

– Miss Rosen, Feature Shoot

“Her haunting photographs display the harsh reality of women facing domestic violence, an often- underrepresented issue, and give an honest, vulnerable approach to the issue”

– Margarita Matta, MUSÉE

“The stirring photographs exhibited in Holy attest to Ferrato’s ongoing philosophy as an image-maker: “My moral imperative is to be there and help people suffering in silence… to respond as a human being, to earn trust, to listen.” As women’s rights feel particularly imperilled and progress has faltered in a way likely to devastate the lives of so many women in the US, Holy is both a restorative act of care and a stirring siren call.”

– Emily Dinsdale, DAZED

Photographer Donna Ferrato goes on a radical 50-year road trip across the USA as women fight for equality in the bedroom and the boardroom.

Holy follows her journey from the sexual revolution of the ''60s through the #metoo era of today.

Holy is forged from one woman''s outrage against a woman-hating world. May it anger you. Donna Ferrato''s radical photographs show what women are capable of surviving.

More than survive, Holy depicts women who prevail. Holy is an invitation to understand how it feels being held down by the patriarchy-what we are fighting for, what we are up against--and how we manage to maintain a sense of desire and appetite. Fighting for equality in the bedroom and the boardroom, Ferrato''s journey follows the sexual revolution of the ''60s through the #metoo era of today.

Holy is a showcase of power.

Donna''s images reveal women''s bodies in all their monstrous glory-even her own. May these photographs mobilize you, whether you are cis or trans, young or old, butch or femme. Human survival depends on women. Embrace your instincts, desires, brainpower, and strength. Embrace each other.


Format Inbunden Omfång 160 sidor Språk Engelska Förlag powerHouse Books,U.S. Utgivningsdatum 2020-11-10 ISBN 9781576879108