{"product_id":"extreme-pain-extreme-joy","title":"Extreme Pain, Extreme Joy","description":"\u003cp class=\"preFade fadeIn\"\u003eDimensions: 8.5” x 10.5”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"preFade fadeIn\"\u003eSoft fabric cover, thread-sewn and Swiss-bound, 112 pages \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"preFade fadeIn\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eExtreme Pain, Extreme Joy\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"preFade fadeIn\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAgainst the backdrop of an America that increasingly casts women’s healthcare and bodily autonomy aside, Maggie Shannon’s \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eExtreme Pain, Extreme Joy\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is both a celebration of birthing bodies and an intimate, candid depiction of what it means to care—Shannon demystifies childbirth, reminding us that it is at once epic, and utterly ordinary. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"preFade fadeIn\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eShannon’s award-winning photo series began as a documentation of midwife-led home births after much of the US went into lockdown in early March 2020; now it is recontextualized in book form, complete with a foreword by Angela Garbes, an artist Q\u0026amp;A with critic Gem Fletcher and a slew of never-before-seen images that together create a timeless meditation on this fundamental human experience. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"preFade fadeIn\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCapturing the entire process of birth—the exhaustion along the way, the agony of the moment of, the surreal relief of the after and the lulls in between—Shannon offers a rare view of mothers, becoming. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"preFade fadeIn\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“I never got to see real pictures of women giving birth, it’s just not part of the public discourse,” she says, “We see this TV version where the woman is huffing and puffing and she’s wheeled into a room and then she comes back out a minute later with this 1-year-old baby. I think we’re discounting ourselves by portraying it in this way.” \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"preFade fadeIn\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe images also subtly reflect on the realities of childbearing and childrearing in America. In a country that has one of the highest maternal mortality rates among developed nations and where Black women are three to four times more likely to die from pregnancy-related causes than white women, in a country that has no guaranteed parental leave, a dearth of affordable childcare and little support for mothers from the very instant they become one, these photographs are intimate meditations on the tireless strength of women and the raw beauty of that suspended reality, before the work really begins. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"preFade fadeIn\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAbout the artist: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"preFade fadeIn\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMaggie Shannon is a photographer specializing in portrait and documentary work. She tells stories of small communities and their social rituals in order to elevate marginalized voices and build a more inclusive world. Her approach is rooted in honesty, empathy, and endless curiosity. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"preFade fadeIn\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHailing from Martha's Vineyard, Shannon received her MFA from the School of Visual Arts in Photography, Video and Related Media. Shannon was selected as a 2018 PDN Emerging Photographer and was named one of Magnum's 30 under 30 (2015). She is a member of Women Photograph and her work has appeared in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTheNew York Times\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNational Geographic\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDie Zeit\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTime\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eVanity Fair\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRolling Stone\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePeople\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. She lives in Los Angeles with her husband Roy and their daughter Charlotte. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Maggie Shannon","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50552974967071,"sku":"","price":45.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0704\/7977\/3983\/files\/MS_ExtremePainExtremeJoy_BookPhotos_003.jpg?v=1738275503","url":"https:\/\/shophoste.sbs\/products\/extreme-pain-extreme-joy","provider":"hoste","version":"1.0","type":"link"}