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Madonna Litta, and the statues of Greek antiquity, which Shakht admires for their natural beauty, the series aims to dispel feelings of shame and celebrate the female body just as it is. “After I shot [Emmi] I started playing around with flowers on some days when I’d feel depressed, and then it all came together in a layout and looked very organic, pure and beautiful,” says Shakht of the instinctual floral component of the story, which pairs Emmi with dreamlike Polaroids of orchids. “I feel like we are very distant from nature and have a lot of shame, guilt and taboos around the female body. I think it’s just natural – like these flowers are natural.”