She Was Not Okay

Kidner Gallery presents fine art photographer Michelle Gibson’s arresting photographic series of women who have faced emotional and physical obstacles, with unseen wounds deliberately hidden from the world under the mask of beauty and perfection. Gibson creatively juxtaposes the darkness of women’s internal trauma, loss, and grief, with their colourful and joyful attire. Gibson invites us to look behind the facade of perfection so that we can start to normalize the reality of women’s experiences and have a deeper dialogue about women’s empowerment and their emotional and physical well-being. We heal best when grief is collective.