When we talk about the representation of women today, we often refer to issues that women in the past also had to challenge: the workplace, politics, the family and other public places. Yet in our time, the power of the image has also become so strong that it now acts as the main form of communication and representation of women. Images of women today, whether it be on billboards or even on social media, can infiltrate and produce myths, misrepresentations and stereotypes that separates the woman from her own individuality and identity. ‘Was That Really You?’ is an image research project by Egyptian photographer and artist Nadia Mounier, which explores the representation of women in public images and its methods of gender control. After completing her BA in Applied Arts from Helwan University in 2010, Mounier first began as a self taught photographer with a particular interest in street photography, before developing to find ways to bind visual arts and create art projects using photography. “For my generation, the use of the digital camera was growing among ordinary people and photography was no longer just for the professionals, and it started to…
