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Maya Bell
Oranges Are Not The Only Fruit
Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit, inspired by the book of the same name, is a collection of cyanotypes that seek to explore the condemnation of intimate relationships by religion, but also their shared beauty. The book tells the story of a young girl that loves God, but can't understand why her God who she loves so much could condemn her for being a homosexual, and how her intimate relationships could be so wrong, yet so beautiful.
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"As it is, I can't settle, I want someone who is fierce and will love me until death and know that love is as strong as death, and be on my side for ever and ever. I want someone who will destroy and be destroyed by me. There are many forms of love and affection, some people can spend their whole lives together without knowing each other's names. Naming is a difficult and time-consuming process; it concerns essences, and it means power. But on the wild nights who can call you home? Only the one who knows your name. Romantic love has been diluted into paperback form and has sold thousands and millions of copies. Somewhere it is still in the original, written on tablets of stone."
- Jeanette Winterson, Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit
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