Male fantasies, male fantasies, is everything run by male fantasies? Upon a pedestal or down on your knees, it's all a male fantasy. Even pretending you aren't catering to male fantasies is a male fantasy: pretending you're unseen, pretending you have a life of your own, that you can wash your feet and comb your hair unconscious of the ever-present watcher peering through the keyhole, peering through the keyhole in your own head, if nowhere else. You are a woman with a man inside watching a woman. You are your own voyeur. Margaret Atwood
‘The photo-collage series Hiding/Hidden represents a critical examination of the societal constraints that have historically inhibited women's opportunities to express their talents. Utilizing cutouts from 80-year-old German Cinema magazines, Gjaltema synthesizes visual art with social commentary, crafting a nuanced portrayal of female self-perception and societal expectations’ Colle Magazine
The series was nominated for the Hariban Award 2022, Les Boutographies 2023, Hellerau Photography Award 2023, BBA Photo prize 2023, Critical Mass Top 50 2023. The Series was featured at Revue Colle, Der Greif, Art Doc Magazine, Februllage, F-stop Magazine.
All works are for sale. The original collages are between 21 x 29,5 cm and the limited editions of 5 copies (+ 2 AP) are 30 x 45/50 x 75 cm or 30 x 40 cm/60 x 80 cm
Exhibition view of the limited editions 30 x 45 cm, PORTRAITS Hellerau Photography, Technische Sammlungen, Dresden
Exhibition view of the limited editions 30 x 45 cm, PORTRAITS Hellerau Photography, Technische Sammlungen, Dresden
Exhibition view of the limited editions 30 x 45 cm, PORTRAITS Hellerau Photography, Technische Sammlungen, Dresden
Exhibition view of the limited editions 30 x 45 cm, PORTRAITS Hellerau Photography, Technische Sammlungen, Dresden
