The Gate-Keepers: A Portraiture Project
This is a portraiture project, documenting the “gatekeepers” of a growing movement regarding positive birth experiences in our country. My aim: to promote those who are enabling women to identify with their power and femininity and therefore normalize birth and the body.
These are their stories / anecdotes / opinions about what they do and how they see it…accompanied by my portraits and some general information on each sitter.
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Lynne Groenewald is a birth educator, trained Mama Bamba Antenatal Facilitator and yoga teacher who focuses on prenatal yoga. Lynne has a background in fine arts, clothing and surface design and decided to follow her passion into the birthing arena.
She’s based in Woodstock where she shares suites with midwife Caitlyn Collins and Homeopath/GP Daphne Lyell but also travels all over for her clients.
“It is time that we take responsibility for ourselves, our births and our families. As a mother, the three things that I feel will support this are:
- learning to trust our bodies, ourselves and our processes;
- empowering ourselves through information;
- and being supported by midwifes as a matter of course.
We have the power to find out all the information we need, so that we can make informed decisions… We have information at our fingertips, and there are passionate people wanting to share their knowledge and experiences. We cannot base our choices on ‘the way things are’, or the expected norm.”
• (I invite more participants to join the project, you are welcome to email me for more information).