BE HERS BE MINE

A Surrogacy Journey - a project by two photographers

After eight years and numerous failed attempts to get pregnant, a Swiss couple decide to have their baby born by surrogacy. Although it is banned in Switzerland, they ask a woman in the USA to carry their child in her womb. The Photographer duo describe the journey of the couple and the reasons behind their decision. They join the parents for the child’s birth in Wisconsin, USA, because they are intrigued by the questions their story offers. Surrogacy mirrors a global reality where lines blur between technology, human biology, ethics, and law. By intervening into our natural evolution, we have to ask ourselves questions about the identity and future of humankind.