“Why cry? A loss is not a loss. There was no baby yet. You soon forget. You’ll have another.” These are just some of the most common phrases women receive from close family members and acquaintances after a miscarriage. Perinatal loss affects many women and families, but society’s response is often paralysed and lacking empathy.
The story of the author is just one of many losses she has experienced. In a series of lyrical photographs, Katalin Vasali takes a personal perspective on the feelings and phenomena she experienced in connection with the miscarriage and what she encountered in the subsequent period of processing.