In a world that subscribes to a relatively homogeneous definition of beauty, physical differences at times become a source of discomfort. Here, Fermariello combats the prejudice surrounding disabled individuals, who are too often unjustly and inaccurately relegated to a realm of non-sexuality. Fermariello explains that his choice to create the work in Italy was a response to the closed-mindedness he perceived there surrounding issues of sex and disability. After discovering Internet forums devoted to the topic, he put out an advertisement for his project and received numerous responses. With each of his subjects, he took days, weeks, and even months to form trusting relationships that fostered open communication about personal experiences with intimacy and discrimination. In his staged narrative portraits, Fermariello gives voice to private urges and sensual fantasies that are so often kept veiled from public understanding.

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It took year-old photography student Becky Dann a long time to accept and love her body. At age four, Becky was diagnosed with scoliosis, which has given her a severe curve in her spine. She now needs a wheelchair to move around, and experiences random paralysis which can last for weeks. And so deciding to do a series of self-portraits — focusing entirely on her body — was a big deal.
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When year-old Rebecca Dann, a photography student based in Surrey, England, decided to give online dating a go, she debated posting only head shots. She was trying to describe what she describes as her disability: At age 4, Rebecca was diagnosed with scoliosis, a condition that's marked by a visibly curved spine. She now needs a wheelchair to get around, and has experienced sporadic bouts of paralysis that can last for moments or weeks. Guys [I would speak to for months that I felt I had a connection with] would start ghosting me.
That the participants are ambidextrous? Live in a tent on Mull? Neither of the above. Rather that Wan's latest batch of bare, naked ladies are disabled — and just like its cousins "special" and "alternative", it appears the word "different" is rapidly earning patronising connotations.