Един от най-трудните аспекти в разследването на домашно насилие е неговата скрита страна. Животът със заплахи и побой, особено в съвременната ера, в която съдници са и социалните медии, оказва натиск и върху двете страни – насилник и жертва. Именно затова, често се стига само до размяната на упреци от рода на „той каза – тя каза”, а адът на семейното насилие продължава при закрити врати.
Повече от 20 години, Donna Ferrato документира домашното насилие върху жени и деца. Нейните фотографии от спешни отделения, полицейски участъци, съдебни зали и центрове за закрила, представят тъмната страна на семейния живот.
Подредени в специална изложба и публикувани в книгата "Living with the Enemy" (Aperture, 1991), тези разтърсващи снимки са придружени с текст от самата фотографка, разговаряла с хората, които живеят с врага.
(After Rita's husband punched her in the eyes, smashed her face with a telephone and broke her nose, her sons cried - She didn't look like their Mommy anymore. 1985)
(Martha, who had been stabbed in the leg by her boyfriend, wouldn't press charges. Philadelphia, 1985)
(A woman who had been kicked in the head. Pittsburgh, 1984)
(Diane was arguing with her boyfriend when he hit her and pushed her out of the van, ran her over and left her lying in the road)
(One week after nearly dying, Diane looked at her battered face. 1988)
(Karen cried as her boyfriend was arrested. Her daughter called 911 after she heard when her mother was hit in the head. Minneapolis, 1988)
(Diamond confronted his dad as they arrested him. "I hate you for hitting my mom," he said. "I hope you don't come back to the house." Minneapolis, 1988)
(While police arrested Diamond's father for assault, his mother became angrier. Minneapolis, 1988)
(Garth and Lisa in the bathroom. Saddle River, N.J. 1982)
(Janice. "I was crazy to put up with it, but I was always told, 'If you leave me, I'll kill you" ... That's why I stayed.")
Снимки: vintag.es
