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A subtly feminist dipdych. A few definitions for you:

Synecdoche - A figure of speech in which a part is used for the whole (as hand for sailor, or legs for a woman)

Scopophilia - Literally, the love of looking. The term refers to the predominantly male gaze of Holloywood cinema, which enjoys turning women into objects to be looked at (rather than subjects with their own voice and subjectivity).

Critique the idea, or the photos, or the photos as a set. :)
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I think the angle of the legs make an interesting flow between the left and the right image. It didn't remind me at all of the swastika until ~statepropaganda mentioned it. But that isn't necessarily a bad thing, I mean initialy the swastika was commonly used as a sacred symbol meaning "well-being". So don't change the framing.
Overall the photos have a smooth, foggy ambience to them which is nice and soothing yet a bit eery at the same time.