Prints

The Bare Reality series is available as limited edition prints. Each piece comes with a numbered certificate of authenticity signed by the artist.

BARE REALITY

Limited edition of 10.

30”x19.8”. Printed on C Type Fuji Crystal Matt archive paper.

£1,500 + shipping.

More than simply banal body parts, breasts represent sexuality, motherhood and femininity. Acutely relevant to our lives as women, our breasts can shape how we see the world. And as our most obvious sexual currency, breasts can shape how the world sees us.

It took two years to find and photograph 100 women for this photographic categorisation of the female breast. They were aged 19 to 101, and from all walks of life, from Buddhist nun to burlesque dancer. The artwork illustrated a book entitled ‘Bare Reality’, now in its second edition. Each photograph is accompanied short first person stories which offer, en masse, a striking counter-narrative to the objectification of the female body.

“Unflinching in its portrayal of the female form.” - The Telegraph
“The impact of all 100 images together is quite mesmerising.” - The Guardian
“A refreshing, radical and revealing subjectification.” - Soraya Chemaly

MANHOOD

Limited edition of 10.

30”x19.8”. Printed on C Type Fuji Crystal Matt archive paper.

£1,500 + shipping.

Object of fear and arousal. Symbol of dominance. Source of anxiety. A potent combination of power and pleasure. Once upon a time, penises occupied their place on the pedestal with pride, from the holy worship of the phallus in ancient Rome to the Shiva Linga, but they have also long been associated with base level male banter, ridicule and fear. Today, in the wake of #MeToo and #TimesUp has the penis become even more taboo? And how does a young generation of men feel about masculinity being labelled “toxic”?

Men are under pressure to be enough: tall enough, successful enough, laid enough, tough enough. Not discussed, but lurking in every man’s psyche… is he big enough? ‘Manhood’ celebrates the most taboo part of a man’s body and, in doing so, accesses the social, emotional and psychological secrets that are as hidden away as the content of his pants.

100 men bared all for my second nude project, ‘Manhood’. From veteran to vicar, from porn addict to prostate cancer survivor, 100 men participated in the ultimate photographic categorisation of their manhood.

“A moving portrait of modern masculinity.” - The i paper
“Laura Dodsworth is a champion of the penis.” - The Guardian
“Dodsworth brings us the full spectrum of manhood. Beautifully composed, gorgeously lit portraits focus on the unique attributes of each penis, circumcised and not, fleshly or strap-on, it’s possible to see the organ in a new way.” - The Evening Standard

WOMANHOOD II

Limited edition of 10.

30”x19.8”. Printed on C Type Fuji Crystal Matt archive paper.

£1,500 + shipping.

Vagina, vulva, lady garden, pussy, beaver, cunt, fanny...whatever you call it most women have no idea what’s ‘down there’. Culturally and personally, no body part inspires love and hate, fear and lust, worship and desecration in the same way.

From smooth Barbie dolls to internet porn, girls and women grow up with a very narrow view of what they should look like, even though in reality there is an enormous range. Womanhood departs from the ‘ideal vagina’ and presents the gentle un-airbrushed truth, allowing us to understand and celebrate our diversity.

‘Womanhood’ offers a visual range of normal, which is all too needed today. But on another level, the photographs are beautiful and mesmerising visual signposts through the politics of power, shame, identity, sexuality and inequality that inform our sexed experience of the world as women.

“A tender yet taboo-exploding message of women reclaiming their womanhood.” - BBC
“A simple but groundbreaking idea that gives women back a sense of ownership over their own bodies.” - The Evening Standard

Please contact me if you would like to buy a limited edition print.