Project BLACK MADONNA FOR PRESIDENT/Series WARRIOR WOMAN

  • Dates
    2017 - Ongoing
  • Author
  • Topics Social Issues, Contemporary Issues
  • Location Croatia, Croatia

Only the integration of our feminine (YIN) and masculine (YANG) aspects and the eroticism that connects them allows us to heal and love.

At present one hears a lot about the sacred femininity. It is true that in this system we should only ever function and that we have suppressed our feminine values. Many of us have to feel sensuality, vulnerability, spirituality, intuition again in our womb. In women's circles this is often spoken of only. But under no circumstances should we make the mistake of reducing ourselves to these so-called "female" values (Yin). We need our “male” values (Yang) because we don´t need something like the burning of witches happen again. Let's not be reduced to one archetype and let´s not forget the warrior who is in all of us. This series is part of my project Black Madonna for President ( www.blackmadonnaforpresident.com) with which I want to encourage women to embody and celebrate both their male and female values as well as their sexuality.

Most women do not dare to participate in the project and those who do are afraid to reveal their full name. (www.blackmadonnaforpresident.com)

© Ingrid Firmhofer - SHADOW PLAY
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SHADOW PLAY

© Ingrid Firmhofer - WHERE THERE IS NOTHING – DIVING INTO THE GOLDEN SEA (Luisa, Musician and Dancer)
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WHERE THERE IS NOTHING – DIVING INTO THE GOLDEN SEA (Luisa, Musician and Dancer)

© Ingrid Firmhofer - Image from the Project BLACK MADONNA FOR PRESIDENT/Series WARRIOR WOMAN photography project
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I AM EVERYWHERE - YES I AM NOW - “You keep looking up, why don’t you look around you? I am everywhere, yes I am now, I am the flowers, I am the trees, I am the song floating in the breeze, I am the waves rocking the seas, I am even your enemies, I am the rock, I am the sand, I am the girl, I am the man, I am the river flowing through the land, I am everything and I am everyone.” (Tanya Stephens)

© Ingrid Firmhofer - Image from the Project BLACK MADONNA FOR PRESIDENT/Series WARRIOR WOMAN photography project
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WE DANCE FOR EVERYTHING - “We dance for laughter, we dance for tears, we dance for madness, we dance for fears, we dance for hopes, we dance for screams, we are the dancers. We create dreams.” (Albert Einstein)

© Ingrid Firmhofer - DANCE FIRST, THINK LATER - “Dance first, think later. It´s the natural order.” (Samuel Beckett)
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DANCE FIRST, THINK LATER - “Dance first, think later. It´s the natural order.” (Samuel Beckett)

© Ingrid Firmhofer - Image from the Project BLACK MADONNA FOR PRESIDENT/Series WARRIOR WOMAN photography project
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AMAZON WARRIOR - “The warrior woman is fully awakened and is taking a stand, taking the problems by the horns with her own hands and will conquer all that is there and all who comes as they dare.” (Lady J-Ann)

© Ingrid Firmhofer - ME AND YOU
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ME AND YOU

© Ingrid Firmhofer - IT FELT LIKE PRAYING - “I danced out my pain...It felt like praying, like flying.” (Christie Watson)
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IT FELT LIKE PRAYING - “I danced out my pain...It felt like praying, like flying.” (Christie Watson)

© Ingrid Firmhofer - DANCING NAKED - “I am glad I am a woman who once danced naked. “ (Mercedes McCambridge)
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DANCING NAKED - “I am glad I am a woman who once danced naked. “ (Mercedes McCambridge)

© Ingrid Firmhofer - HUNT
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HUNT

© Ingrid Firmhofer - YES YOU DID IT You can tell who the strong women are. They are the ones you see building up one another.
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YES YOU DID IT You can tell who the strong women are. They are the ones you see building up one another.

© Ingrid Firmhofer - VICTORY
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VICTORY

© Ingrid Firmhofer - YES, TO DANCE IS TO PRAY
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YES, TO DANCE IS TO PRAY

© Ingrid Firmhofer - DANCE ALONE AND WITH OTHERS
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DANCE ALONE AND WITH OTHERS

© Ingrid Firmhofer - TO DANCE IS TO IGNITE
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TO DANCE IS TO IGNITE

© Ingrid Firmhofer - TOUCH
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TOUCH

© Ingrid Firmhofer - WHO AM I (Luisa, Musician and Dancer)
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WHO AM I (Luisa, Musician and Dancer)

© Ingrid Firmhofer - Image from the Project BLACK MADONNA FOR PRESIDENT/Series WARRIOR WOMAN photography project
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VULNERABILITY AND CONNECTEDNESS “The deep pain of being separated overwhelms me, the old tendency to retreat is there and new is the courage to show myself with it: tears flow on the lap of the women - peace and connectedness are the gift. The hand, the grass, the sun caress me.” - (Christina Diana)

© Ingrid Firmhofer - Image from the Project BLACK MADONNA FOR PRESIDENT/Series WARRIOR WOMAN photography project
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CARING - “The only “female” value (YIN) which is not shamed is caring. But even public breast feeding is frowned upon in some countries, such as the USA.” (Ingrid Firmhofer); Luisa, Musician and Dancer

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