luxury water






  • high angled close up 
  • mise-en-scene of her hands, pruned from over-saturation, they have too much, whereas some people have non, symbolic of excess of water
  • typically naked woman in baths in magazines are there for the male gaze and are sexualised and objectified, however this differs from the norm. it is not sexual or arousing 
  • this image is extremely subversive of the representation of women, androgynous (cant tell the genre) image, the point isn't that she's naked 

  • copy lacks anchorage- there is not text that says where it comes from or reference 
  • shows inequality 
  • running water- flush toilet, shower, cook, clean > all so we don't get ill


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