Survivor is perhaps one of the most emotive pieces yet from Gabriele Pennacchioli's recent collections of work. The subject may be semi-nude, but straight away your attention is drawn to her eyes. Her personable soft eyes offer a confrontation which is infinitely inviting and enticing as you drink in the suggestibility that her eyes effortlessly yet innocently exude.
Given that the beautifully drawn subject has undergone a double mastectomy this doesn't detract from her beauty in the slightest. Her beauty supersedes the hinderance of any scars in a way which screams 'I've accepted my difference I'm not even going to entertain the idea that it will stand in my way?' It's about time we all accepted the fact that bodies may be a little different to the plasticity that we see daily on the TV!