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" Everyone has a mirror face that's so different from their natural face. And I think it's interesting, seeing the way people want to be viewed when they're putting themselves together. "

Petra Collins

Mirror

Together

People

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" I think it's important for not just me but women of color, trans women, and people who are marginalized to be telling stories of themselves. It's important for us to be behind the lens. "

Petra Collins

Think

Lens

" Just being with a group of girls and experiencing sadness together - it's a pretty powerful thing. "

" It's hard for every girl to accept their body. This is something that I try to work on every day to set a good example. "

" I came to New York with no money and just one suitcase. I had my family's emotional support, but they weren't able to help me financially. "

" How girls perceive themselves is interesting, and how they act when they're looking in the mirror. "

" My lens and my personality, it's just fluid. The art isn't just in one place. "

" As a young woman, I was disturbed by the fact that there was no imagery that truly expressed the experience of a young woman and the challenges and turbulence we go through. All we had were teenage magazines like 'Cosmopolitan,' which are very one-sided and show an objectified view of women. "

Petra Collins

Challenges

Woman

" I think being collaborative is definitely more natural for people who are minorities in any sense - so people who aren't, like, white male artists - because we don't have the privilege to create art and work alone, usually. "

" I did two years at art school in criticism and curatorial practice, but I dropped out because I was frustrated that there was this hierarchy where I couldn't do anything or ask questions. "

" Hashtag activism is a catalyst, but things have to actually happen in real life. "

" I post all the time anyway. It's part of who I am. There's me IRL. There's me URL. That's just my life. Plus, I love it. It's amazing to connect with so many people. "

" My style motto is pretty classic: you give off a positive energy when you wear what you're most comfortable in. "

" I was depressed at a very young age - mental illness runs in my family, especially on the female side. "

" People are always like, 'Did you purposely do something to make people uncomfortable?' And I say the reason why it's uncomfortable is because it's either something that we can't talk about or aren't supposed to talk about, and they're images that aren't ever seen. "

" I didn't see spaces where female artists could exist and exhibit their work. So I created a platform for this - one that allowed our works to be seen, but to also weave a community of women that could lean on and work with one another. "

" The selfie is revolutionary to me. It is, I think, the only point in history where masses of young girls and women have been able to control, create, and publish images of themselves. "

" Art was - and is - my biggest outlet. I'd probably die if I didn't do it. "

" When you see stories about women that aren't being told by women, it can make you feel like you don't exist. "

Petra Collins

Women

Feel

" Occasionally, I'll wear glitter or blue eye shadow. "

" What's cool is when people send me messages or tag me in their photos, which definitely happens more after a project comes out. The best part, I think, is that the DMs and tags are always from young girls, and reaching them is the most important thing for me. "

" Curating, in the modern sense, is something I gravitate to. Taking different ideas from a bunch of different places and putting them into one place or space, a story that makes sense or a new idea. Everything is remixed and taken from other things to make something new. "

" When I was 16, I created this online platform for female artists. I messaged women who I loved; that's how I got work and connected with people. You don't need to plead for entry into a system that doesn't want you anyway. "

" I consider myself endlessly lucky to have access to the Internet and technology. Through it, I've found myself and have been able to join a new discourse of females, young and old, who strive to change the way we look and treat ourselves. "

" My favorite place to go is Zabriskie Point in Death Valley. If you see it at sunrise and sunset, it's like you're on Mars. "

" I get why feminism can be intimidating; sometimes it can seem like this exclusive club. "

Petra Collins

Feminism

Sometimes

" I'm definitely a Sagittarius. I'm such a fire sign. "

" Oh my God. Brian De Palma. I love him. "

Petra Collins

Love

Oh My God

" I wish I didn't think about what my body looks like. It can be done - it's just a long process. "

" When I do an editorial or when I do a campaign, I bring that lens to every space. "