Tarah Douglas, Studies of Jahyne.

Published in 2018, by homie house press

Studies of Jahyne is an interdisciplinary exploration of the essence of femininity and it’s relationship to the female body through the means of garment making and photography.

The point of departure for the project is derived from the name Jahyne (Jane, Jayne, Jane Doe) as it represents the muse; a name given to correlate one to gender or sex in the same way that femininity connects to the female body.

The work consists of a series of portraits in which an individual interacts with handmade, naturally and artificially dyed scarves. The scarf serves as a physical symbol of femininity; each individual is given the power to place the scarf in a manner that represented their relationship to femininity.

To see more of Tarah’s work, please visit her website.