TITLE: Homage to Ruth Bernhard

This image was taken during a group session arranged around the theme of Ruth Bernhard’s “woman in a box” series. My point of departure for my series was the idea of the woman emerging from the box, released from the constraints placed on her. Her release is not frantic, there is no struggle. She emerges serenely, as if waking from a dream.

AUTHOR: Saman Majd (United States)

Born in Iran, I grew up in an itinerant family, living in North America, Europe, Africa, Asia, and the Middle East. Changing countries and schools every couple of years, I finally settled in the United States and became a citizen.