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Poetic Truths of Home and Motherhood

The "Eye Mama" book is a photographic portfolio showcasing the mama narrative and the mama gaze, what female and non-binary photographers see when they look at, and into the home.

Based on the project, a photography platform sharing a curated feed by photographers worldwide who identify as mamas, the "Eye Mama" book brings together more than 200 images to render what is so often invisible―caregiving, mothering, family and the post-motherhood self― visible.

"Eye mama" was created by BAFTA-nominated filmmaker and photographer Karni Arieli during the pandemic, when everyone around the world was in lockdown and spending more time in the home, often consumed by caregiving. The visual movement centres around the “mama gaze”, an introspective look at home and care by female and non-binary visual artists.

This iconic book of photographs brings together the images from this movement, experiencing the light and dark of care and parenthood, the beauty of close-up details, love and hardship, and most importantly, the personal poetic truths of these mamas and artists.

With additional forward by Alessia Glaviano head of Global Photo Vogue, and Annie Wang internationally renowned photographer and artist .

Karni is a Bafta nominated Filmmaker and photographer, part of directing duo—karni and Saul, together they make casual fantasy/mixed media, music videos, commercials, and films. Karni is British/Israeli and studied Art and Photography at Bezalel Academy of Art and Design, Jerusalem. Karni is also an Eye mama and mother of two boys. Based in Bristol, UK.

She is the founder curator of the EYE MAMA PROJECT. Founded in pandemic it showcases “MAMA GAZE”. Photography looking at mama hood by photographer mamas worldwide. The project has been showcased in National Geographic, Vogue Italia, Creative review, British Journal of Photography and Stern magazine. And is currently being made into a worldwide book with teNeues, as well as being developed into an online archive exhibition talks and a tv series.