The Absurdity of Pregnancy and Motherhood

In The Absurdity of Pregnancy and Motherhood, Jena Love questions the implicit societal, materialist, and gender norms that broadly shape the lives of women within an American consumerist context. Employing the languages of conceptual, documentary, and typological photography, Love docu-stages scenes within her own home to craft a personal narrative of maternity and parenthood that holds widespread implications for families. Her work peels back the romanticism that surrounds pregnancy and motherhood to reveal the abject – the messiness and physicality of human life, often considered private and unmentionable. Please note, the images submitted are part of a larger body of work