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Oh my God. Brian De Palma. I love him. Petra Collins

Love God Him Oh Oh My God Brian

The selfie is a powerful tool, but it can also be dangerous, and I am fascinated with the process of it because there is a level of self-monitoring. Petra Collins

Dangerous Tool Powerful Powerful Tool Also Because Am Process Fascinated Level

I get why feminism can be intimidating; sometimes it can seem like this exclusive club. Petra Collins

Sometimes Feminism Club Intimidating Seem Exclusive Like Get Why

I remember being 12 or 13 and reading 'Seventeen' and 'CosmoGirl.' They were all about self-improvement. Petra Collins

Remember Reading Seventeen About Self-Improvement Were Being

I'm used to seeing women being degraded, slut shamed, harassed for what they look like. Even the most powerful women in the world are measured by their appearance and constantly ridiculed for it. Petra Collins

Women World Degraded Constantly Seeing Shamed Powerful Like Look Most Most Powerful Being Harassed Used Measured Appearance Even Ridiculed

A good jean that fits someone's butt right is just amazing. It's just classic. Petra Collins

Good Amazing Classic Someone Fits Just Jean Butt Right

Hashtag activism is a catalyst, but things have to actually happen in real life. Petra Collins

Life Real Life Catalyst Real Happen Activism Actually Things

My mother struggled immensely with mental illness, and so did I. She grew up bipolar, but it was never diagnosed nor recognized. It was shrugged off like a 'symptom' of being female - of her being weak. I also experienced this growing up: I felt that the great pain I experienced was a dramatisation. Petra Collins

Great Mother Pain Bipolar Symptom Weak Immensely Recognized Mental Mental Illness Struggled Never Like Also She Felt Female Diagnosed Nor Off Up Did Being Experienced Grew Illness Growing Growing Up Her

When I was 16, I created this online platform for female artists. I messaged women who I loved; that's how I got work and connected with people. You don't need to plead for entry into a system that doesn't want you anyway. Petra Collins

Occasionally, I'll wear glitter or blue eye shadow. Petra Collins

Eye Wear Shadow Glitter Occasionally Blue

I didn't see spaces where female artists could exist and exhibit their work. So I created a platform for this - one that allowed our works to be seen, but to also weave a community of women that could lean on and work with one another. Petra Collins

If your story is being told by someone who doesn't really know it, it's not going to come out accurate. A lot of it has to do with context. Whoever's behind the camera or pen or whatever. Petra Collins

Whatever Pen Out Someone Come Know Context Camera Lot Accurate Going Behind Being Story Really Your Who Whoever

Feminism is a lens I see the world through and what I believe in. I don't ever use it as a tool of promotion. Petra Collins

World Feminism Believe Tool Promotion See Through Lens Use Ever

The feminist movement is way bigger than the word. I don't police people on what they call themselves, but equality and a general sense of togetherness are really important to me. Petra Collins

Me People Equality Police Word Important Sense Way General General Sense Call Feminist Than Movement Bigger Themselves Really Togetherness

I'm definitely a Sagittarius. I'm such a fire sign. Petra Collins

Fire Definitely Sign Sagittarius

It's very insulting when you're in charge and someone is talking down to you. Petra Collins

You Down Charge Someone Talking Insulting Very

Being taken seriously as a young woman is the biggest hurdle as I grow older. Petra Collins

Woman Seriously Young Older Hurdle Taken Being Biggest Young Woman Grow

For me, being in a car listening to music has always been my one spot to think. Petra Collins

Music Me Listening Car Think Spot Always Been Being

I don't know what I would've done without it. I really struggled in school with reading and writing. Art was my refuge - my way of speaking, of dealing with my own issues and connecting with the world. Petra Collins

Art Writing World School Reading Own Way My Own Struggled Know Without Dealing Issues Done Refuge Really Speaking Connecting

When you see stories about women that aren't being told by women, it can make you feel like you don't exist. Petra Collins

You Women See About Feel Like Make Exist Being Stories

I always had this feeling, what I wanted to do. I was trying to work out myself, my frustrations, my body. I couldn't really pinpoint. I started taking photos of my sister and her friends. I was 15, exploring what it meant to be a 15-year-old girl. Petra Collins

Work Myself Girl Feeling Sister Out Photos Had Taking Always Pinpoint Friends Trying Wanted Frustrations Work Out Really Body Meant Meant To Be Exploring Her Started

I really don't believe in the word 'selling out.' Petra Collins

Word Believe Out Selling Really

Live what you support online; do things. Petra Collins

You Live Online Support Things

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