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" 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. "

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" 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. "

Petra Collins

Practice

Two

Art

" I was very depressed at a young age and felt like I didn't have agency towards that. Being 'female' meant I couldn't be that - I couldn't be angry, loud, sullen. Being sad meant I was weak. "

Petra Collins

Age

Angry

" 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. "

" I've always been fascinated by the desert. "

" Women's emotions are constantly labeled. Any slight deviation from 'pleasantness,' and we are labeled as hysterical. When we are angry, sad, depressed, or manic, we are immediately seen as unfeminine or ugly or weak. "

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

" The feminist movement is way bigger than the word. I don't police people on what they call themselves, but equality and a general sense of togetherness are really important to me. "

Petra Collins

Important

People

" I want to direct a feature film. Horror is my main genre. "

" My mom had been a script supervisor in Hungary, but you can't just jump into that in Canada without knowing any English. She worked retail jobs and raised my sister and me while learning English. "

" I grew up on Facebook; it's a different realm I live in. For some people, this is inauthentic, but for me, it's all I know. "

Petra Collins

Live

Some People

" 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. "

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

" I love working in groups - I think it makes each individual more powerful. "

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

" 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 either working or I'm lying in bed the entire day. "

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

" We have this weird beauty standard where women, like, shouldn't grow: what we think is feminine is often what is also pre-pubescent. "

" Because I loved dance, I always need to be physical and moving, so photography that is more tactile made more sense. "

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

Petra Collins

Love

Oh My God

" We live in such an image-heavy world that not seeing yourself in that landscape can really make it tough to feel human, to feel like you are part of the world. "

" It's so important for women to create images of women - or any group, at that. "

" 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. "

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

" It's just so humanizing to see someone be real. "

" 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 started out taking photos of my friends on, like, disposable cameras, and I documented my younger sister and her friends all through high school. "

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

" I don't know what I would've done without it. I really struggled in school with reading and writing. Art was my refuge - my way of speaking, of dealing with my own issues and connecting with the world. "