LOOSEN UP

Making up, breaking up and gearing up - a series exploring camaraderie in women’s loos.

People open up within the four walls of the WC; it’s a place where mates are made, faces are preened and inhibitions are freed.

The series was taken from 2012 on 35mm film and disposable cameras.

As published in VICE, Huffpost, Restless Network and BBC Woman’s Hour.

Featured exhibitions include Open Eye Galley (Liverpool), Prism Gallery (Blackburn), Outlaws (Leeds), Brickworks (Manchester) and Yes (Manchester).

Loosen Up features in the book « Die Damentoilette » published in June 2026 by Park x Ullstein and edited by Friederike Schilbach.