Maggie West, an L.A. based photographer, took thirty-four neon portraits of Slutwalk attendees for an art installation called “98.”
The piece, “98,” will resemble a stained glass ceiling, featuring instead of the usual saints and martyrs seen in religious stained glass work, 34 images of modern womanhood shot in West’s inimitable style. “Rather than be celebrated for their purity, this piece pays tribute to women’s freedom to sexually express themselves and protest sexual violence,” West says in her artist’s statement. “The title is taken from a Department of Justice statistic that says every 98 seconds an American is sexually assaulted.”
