09/08/2026
BODY RECLAMATION — AN OPEN CALL
There are many ways we can become disconnected from our bodies.
Motherhood. Gender. Abuse or control. Illness. Aging. Body image. Years of putting other people first. Or simply living in a world that has a lot to say about what our bodies should look like and what we should do with them.
Body Reclamation is about choosing your body for yourself.
I’m collaborating with a local photographer to document one person’s experience of intentionally reclaiming part of their body through piercing.
I’m looking for someone for whom making that choice means something.
Maybe there’s a piercing you’ve wanted for years. Maybe there’s a part of your body you’re ready to see differently. Maybe you don’t know what you want yet, only that you’re ready to choose something for yourself.
You do not need to have experienced trauma for your story to matter, and I am not looking for the saddest or most dramatic story.
TO SUBMIT
Send me a 300 to 500 word piece by email to [email protected] by September 28th, written entirely in your own words, answering:
What does reclaiming your body mean to you, and why are you ready to do it now?
If you know what piercing you would choose, tell me what and why. If you don’t, choosing can be part of the process.
Please do not use AI to write or polish your submission. I want to hear you.
The person selected will receive their consultation, piercing, jewelry and professional photography at no cost.
Participants must be 19+ and comfortable with agreed-upon photographs being shared publicly online, in print and in our professional portfolios. Boundaries, nudity, identification and image use will all be discussed and consented to beforehand.
This isn’t about finding the most beautiful body or the saddest story.
It’s about documenting the moment someone says:
This is my body. I choose what happens to it.
Photo credit 📷 .atelier
Muse
Piercings by me