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So-called Humour, the Freedom of Speech and Cancel Culture
When visiting Andrea (name changed for privacy reasons), I always have to endure the crude humour of her husband. This time is no...
Lucie Nechanická
Dec 31, 202436 min read
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Self-Portrait Photography: My Journey and Observations
My journey as a self-portrait photographer and some observations I've made about misogyny, beauty standards and body shaming in...
Lucie Nechanická
Mar 19, 202318 min read
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Beauty, Make-up and Body Positivity
It's been a while since I wrote my last article. Free time is a really precious thing when you have a full time job. In a way, I miss...
Lucie Nechanická
Dec 3, 202211 min read
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Beauty and Self-Love
This post is going to be about beauty and self-love. Last time I mentioned that I do life modelling as well as take nude photos of myself...
Lucie Nechanická
May 8, 202215 min read
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I Didn't Ask For It - for LeftLion Magazine
When I was looking for a dissemination of my project I Didn't Ask For It, I contacted Nottingham's LeftLion magazine. They got back to me...
Lucie Nechanická
Mar 8, 202212 min read
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Life Modelling: Humanity and Boredom
Since I finished my MA I realised that I actually miss writing, so I decided to keep this blog going. Now and then I will write an...
Lucie Nechanická
Feb 25, 202212 min read
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I Didn't Ask For It, part 5 - Physical Copy, Feedback & Public Responses
In this article I would like to make an update on the physical copy of my book as well as mention feedback and some responses on my...
Lucie Nechanická
Dec 9, 20217 min read
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I Didn't Ask For It, part 4 - eBook
In this article I would like to make a short update about the outcome of my project as well as share the official final version which is...
Lucie Nechanická
Nov 23, 20212 min read
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I Didn't Ask For It, part 3 - Work in Progress & Influences
In this article I would like to make an update on the progress of my project as well as mention some important influences. Starting the...
Lucie Nechanická
Nov 5, 20215 min read
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I Didn't Ask For It, part 2 - Work in Progress
In this article I would like to make an update about my project I Didn’t Ask For It, which focuses on the sexual harassment of women in...
Lucie Nechanická
Sep 29, 20215 min read
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Violence Against Women - It's All People's Issue
In my previous articles I’ve explored the representation of women in our culture, what effect it has on people in real life, and how it...
Lucie Nechanická
Sep 1, 202114 min read
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I Didn't Ask For It, part 1 - Work in Progress
In my previous articles I have explained the intentions and reasons for my current project. In this post I would like to quickly...
Lucie Nechanická
Aug 17, 20214 min read
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Sexism in Creative Industries & Sexism revolved around the Female Body
This article loosely follows my previous article Women as Fantasies & History of Catcalling (Why it's not a Compliment) In my previous...
Lucie Nechanická
Aug 5, 202110 min read
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Women as Fantasies & History of Catcalling (Why it's not a Compliment)
Since I started with photography I have always been taking nude photos. And when I started this MA course I asked myself ‚Why?‘. I have...
Lucie Nechanická
Aug 4, 202111 min read
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Representation of Women in the West Culture and Violence against Women
In this article I would like to reflect back on what I have been focusing on during this course and how it affected me when choosing the...
Lucie Nechanická
Jul 20, 20217 min read
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Week 10+11: What is art? Who buys it? What determines its value?
This week we have been discussing consumption of art and spaces that are designated for this very purpose, spaces that identify what art...
Lucie Nechanická
Apr 25, 20219 min read
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Week 9+10: Challenging the Gaze, Part 2
In the last post I shared and discussed my new body of work which aims to challenge the viewer’s gaze. In the new body of work I question...
Lucie Nechanická
Mar 30, 20213 min read
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Week 7+8: Challenging the Gaze, Part 1
In my last article I discussed gaze in photography and mentioned a few artists who had explored gaze in their practice. I also shared a...
Lucie Nechanická
Mar 15, 20215 min read
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Week 5+6: Gazing, Nudity and Fantasy
This week we were discussing gazing at photographs. There are a few directions which I could take when talking about gaze, but because my...
Lucie Nechanická
Mar 1, 20217 min read
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Week 4: Reading of Constructed Photographs
In my previous article I discussed constructed photography. There is an industry which commonly uses constructed images to sell products...
Lucie Nechanická
Feb 20, 20214 min read
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