Get QuoteDark Inspirational Quotes App

" I always had this feeling, what I wanted to do. I was trying to work out myself, my frustrations, my body. I couldn't really pinpoint. I started taking photos of my sister and her friends. I was 15, exploring what it meant to be a 15-year-old girl. "

Petra Collins

Myself

Girl

Work

Related Quotes:

" 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

" I keep this Hungarian wooden candlestick on the top of my refrigerator along with all my other candles. It's big and ugly, especially next to all my pretty candles, and it doesn't really make sense to have in my apartment. "

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

" As much as I preach self-love, it's so hard for me to love myself. It's really hard, and it's just about building a good network of people and, in this case, a good network of artists. Trying to live your ideals as best as you can. "

" I look for subjects who have stories to tell - who are looking to tell something. "

" For me, being in a car listening to music has always been my one spot to think. "

" Feminism is a lens I see the world through and what I believe in. I don't ever use it as a tool of promotion. "

" People look the best when they feel the most comfortable, so I buy 10 of the same thing if I really like it. "

" I just think it's crazy that we don't think that the youth are valid. They're the ones who really know what's going on. "

" I'm used to seeing women being degraded, slut shamed, harassed for what they look like. Even the most powerful women in the world are measured by their appearance and constantly ridiculed for it. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

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

" I think the gender norms of emotion are horrendous. Being masculine means showing zero emotions, but having the choice to be angry or depressed. Being female means you are one dimensional - if you show more than that, you are a psycho, hysterical, or historically, a witch. "

Petra Collins

You

Angry

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

" I know having a social media profile removed is a 21st century privileged problem - but it is the way a lot of us live. These profiles mimic our physical selves and a lot of the time are even more important. They are ways to connect with an audience, to start discussion, and to create change. "

" 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. "

" For me, art doesn't stop at the gallery space. "

" Social media has been such a big important thing for young artists and minorities because it's a community to get noticed. It's having an audience that was never there before. "

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

" I didn't really have an identity crisis because I really, really knew who I always wanted to be But I definitely had a lot of problems with my body. I was very skinny, and I guess my body was sort of pre-pubescent, but when I grew hips and thighs, I just didn't know where I was in the world. It was weird. "

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

" I really wanted to feel strong, I wanted my subjects to feel strong, but I didn't know how to do that. It's really hard for, I guess, every woman to not internalize misogyny. I just learned as I went on how to best capture my subjects without objectifying them. "

" I'm used to being told by society that I must regulate my body to fit the norm. I'm used to the fact that images of unaltered women are seen as unacceptable. "

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

" Putting your work out there is scary! "

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

" I think anytime you can share images that make young women feel a sense of belonging when they might not be feeling their best or their strongest is so cool. "