A Second Beating Heart

I tell the story of Martha, who did not leave the house for three years after the birth of her first child.
Home isolation, which many of us have experienced as an externally imposed necessity this year, was a vital strategy for Martha.
For three years I photographed with analog medium format - staged self-portraits, still lifes and scenes.
While working on this project, I made my own (brief) experiences with postpartum depression after the birth of my child.… Show more

The book addresses all people.
Those who are interested in photography, literature and art.
Those who are affected by or have suffered from postpartum depression. Mothers, fathers, siblings, grandmothers, grandfathers, still-to-be mothers and fathers, friends and those who feel like mother or father. This book can be for everyone because we are all born of a mother. - Basically so many people have to do with this disease or know someone who has had experienc… Show more

We want to offer you an open dialogue through a deeply personal story.
You help us to print an inspiring book filled with an intensive yet poetical honest story and additional texts.

With your financial support, I can self-publish the very first issue and pay a better fee for the designer, editor and translator - this is important and even more important in times of Corona. I want to make sure everyone is paid fairly.

In addition, once the second funding goal has been reached, we as a team behind the book would like to work on an exhibition and readings (via zoom) to open up a dialogue with all our supporters and for everyone interested… Show more

You‘re supporting a very personal project. My name is Rabea Edel and I worked on this series for over three years. I started when I was five months pregnant. I'm the author of two novels. And I'm a photographer.
This book is my final graduation work at the renowned Ostkreuzschule for Photography, but it is much more than that: it is my most personal work to date that can open up a dialogue about a topic that is still hushed away nowadays.

But to make a good … Show more