Miranda Bentley

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Artist’s Statement

These photos are my prayers for the courage and the willingness to be seen—so that I might also see more truly and be touched by life more deeply. So that I may be cracked open again and again, despite the resistances of my ego.

It is my hope that when all I have is the struggle, that very process, exposed through art, may also become an offering. That in this journey, I may find reverence for the beautiful messy humanity in the places where I once felt shame or judgment. Where the known and unknown embrace each other, and the intelligence and mystery of life are forever intertwined in the shape of our human experience.

This is my sigh of relief: remembering that what is beautiful is what is true, as I return to the sanity of seeing myself—and life—unveiled and unburdened by the conditioning of perfection, or even prettiness.

These photos are my longing for freedom: that I may find the courage to stop hiding behind my masks. That I may draw closer to the essence beneath my personality and to that place where we are all connected in the reality of wholeness. It is a rebellion against my own conditioning and lies, so I may return to my aliveness, where I am most intimately connected to yours.

I began taking photos in 2024. Coming to a new creative process at this moment in my life, and guided by a deeply intuitive teacher and artist like Catherine Just, has allowed me to heal in ways I never imagined. She has helped return me to a source of creativity I have needed access to for such a long time. My gratitude for her and the women I share this journey with is immense. 

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