Fear of Mirrors
Alba Zari
XYZ Books and Yogurt Editions
English
Softcover
Edition of 1/1 of 500 copies
208 pages
170 X 230 mm
2025
ISBN 9791298521124
Fear of Mirrors by Alba Zari is an investigation into self-representation in the digital age. From the mirror to the screen, the project explores how the digital revolution has transformed the way we communicate with ourselves, placing the female image at the center and examining the social conditioning that shapes it. Through a blend of photography, research, and experimentation, Zari analyzes the patriarchal dynamics that influence self-representation, questioning whether new technologies have truly liberated female identity or merely redefined old constraints in new forms.
The artist plays with the media, experiments on herself, and exposes the mechanisms of the web, confronting platforms and algorithms that perpetuate homogenizing aesthetic standards. In Fear of Mirrors, Zari does not aim to provide solutions or answers but instead invites the viewer into an open reflection on contemporary society, where one question lingers in the digital void from which the project emerges: has the mirror finally shattered, or are we still prisoners of its reflection?
(Source: https://www.thelibraryproject.ie)
About the Artist
Alba Zari was born in 1987 in Bangkok, Thailand. Graduated at DAMS in Bologna, Italy in Cinema Criticism. Specializes in Visual Design at NABA in Milan, Italy, and in Documentary Photography at the International Center of Photography in New York, USA. She is working as a Photographer and is especially committed to projects in the welfare/social sector. She has done projects in the urban field. Among her recent works are visual research in Mental Health Centers in Italy after Dr. Basaglia Law, Food Disorders common in American society, and on the unique flora of the Mesr Desert in Iran.
(Source: https://www.lensculture.com/alba-zari)
About the Publisher
XYZ Books, a Lisbon based independent publishing house. We focus on publishing high-quality photography books, often featuring the works of contemporary photographers. XYZ Books was founded in 2013. The founders, Tiago Casanova and Pedro Guimarães, are themselves photographers and have used their expertise and passion to create a publishing house that is dedicated to showcasing the best of contemporary photography.
https://www.artbooks.xyz
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Yogurt is an independent curatorial and publishing platform working at the intersection of photography, visual culture, and contemporary storytelling. Founded in Rome in 2015, it develops books, exhibitions, educational programs, and editorial projects that investigate how images shape our understanding of the world.
https://yogurtmagazine.com
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