Period., Issue 2 – Motherhood

Period. is a zine that unapologetically focuses on the contemporary
female narrative by female-only contributors. Issue two investigates
concepts around Motherhood from the perspective of ten women;
photogrpahers, artists, illustrators and writers. Contributors include
Polly Brown, Tara Darby, Nina Andersson, ELin Unnes, Cecilia Carlstedt,
Paola de Grenet, Lena Modigh, Maite Guerrero, Dani Wall, and Kristina
Sigunsdotter.

It is an homage to Motherhood, to my own mother and all the mothers in my
family.I had the best mother. Complex. Not boring. She was my best friend.
She never wore makeup, only red lipstick when she went to a party with my
father, Lancome. She smelled of Nina Ricci. She never shaved her legs and
armpits. She didn’t paint her nails. She loved to stay up late and sleep
in the morning. She was beautiful. She preferred to play with boys when
she was little, and did gymnastics till she was 25. She never went on a
diet or talked about food. She was my mother. She never told me to be
proud of my body, she just showed me how to. She never told me off, or
told me what to do. She just loved me. It was shit when she died. Really
fucking shit. I miss her.