Signe Fuglesteg Luksengard, diafragma, 2025

diafragma is photo book by Signe Fuglesteg Luksengard composed of folded sheets in varying sizes, all housed within a custom-made box.

In this work, Luksengard delves into how stress and societal expectations imprint themselves on the body and mind. Through layered and tactile imagery, she reflects on the unseen rhythms and pressures that shape our lives. The title diafragma—referring to the diaphragm muscle—serves as a metaphor for the interplay between the emotional and physical self.

More than a conventional photo book, diafragma invites an embodied experience. To engage with it, the reader must physically interact with the structure—unfolding the pages in multiple directions, touching its textures, and, in a sense, breathing with it.