Flâneuse

By drawing inspiration from Lauren Elkin and Charles Baudelaire, in connection to my practice I explore in this series of work, the intersection of gender and public spaces through art/ photography. I seek to challenge societal norms by reclaiming public spaces in a way that empowers women by reflecting and critiquing art history and women’s role in it. While also attempting to examine the historical exclusion of women from the art world and question why their contributions have been overlooked. By using interdisciplinary forms, such as text and video, I aim to create a dialogue that links directly to my practice and my own thoughts on these issues.


the flaneuse, she walks around during night, during day,

she wanders down back alleys and quiet streets, places she is not meant to be.

they keep to the path but somehow, she always ends up astray,

the flaneuse, feels alone wandering through the vast cities, she is an absentee.


the flaneuse, the stroller, the wanderer,

sauntering around the town, camera close to her side. 

no gps, no maps, no guidance,

she removes herself from the world while her heart stands astride.


different faces,

different places,

different spaces.


the flaneuse, keeps drifting further, further, further,

time passing with each step; worries are slowly washing away.

the aimless nature of her practise, endless, endless, endless.

dark passages uprooting fear; anxieties are rising.


the flaneuse, searching for the creative potential in which places hold.

meandering through the streets; wanting to discover the soul of her city on foot,

discovering places which have stories that are yet to be untold.


different beacons,

different reasons,

different seasons.


the flaneuse, no plans of where she will go,

or where she will walk.

down the streets where the lights are low,

where not a single soul roams.


and there she goes, the flaneuse occupying her own space,

though her space is not neutral, the space is a feminist issue.

she just wants to feel as though she has a place,


the flaneuse is free to wander,

always looking at what is beyond her.

the times are a changing, she is changing with them,

but her roots will always remain the same.