I See You

This series was born from a fleeting street encounter—a spontaneous compliment to an elderly woman that moved her to tears. Her reaction revealed a painful truth: society often stops seeing women after a certain age.

Through these portraits, I aim to challenge that erasure, honoring the grace, resilience, and beauty of older women too often overlooked. Each image is a quiet act of resistance—a tribute to lives lived, stories carried, and presence reclaimed. It's a call to rethink age, visibility, and the value we place on women beyond the roles they were once expected to play.

(Artwork crafted in collaboration with artificial intelligence and professional post-production tools © Gesche Wendt, 2023)