Photography by Dafy Hagai, courtesy of PrestelArts+CultureLightboxPetra Collins’ visual guide to girl powerThe artist and her all-female art collective The Ardorous take on the publishing world, and redefine the word ‘babe’ShareLink copied ✔️April 28, 2015Arts+CultureLightboxTextAshleigh KaneBabe11 Imagesview more + “Strong. Independent. Powerful – and ready to take the world,” says photographer/filmmaker Petra Collins. She’s defining her idea of the word ‘babe’, which just so happens to be the title for her latest book, a culmination of some of the art world’s most exciting female names – 30 to be precise, all members of her collective The Ardorous – including Dafy Hagai, Arvida Byström, Harley Weir, and Collins herself. Rookie founder and editor-in-chief Tavi Gevinson’s seal of approval appears as the book’s foreword. The book aims to prove that feminism doesn’t have to mean sexuality, with a curated series of images exploring notions of camaraderie, alienation, nostalgia, and social media, to name a few – all filtered through a pink pastel sheen. Reclaiming the word babe from catcallers and misogynistic context, we ask a selection of the book’s artists to define what it means to them. "My first associations with the word ‘babe’ were probably via lines from the movie Grease, but now I see it most commonly used among my friends or girls online complimenting each other on how they look” – Tavi Gevinson “'Babe', you say to show that you are on someone's side and to show you like their vibe” – Arvida Byström "'Babe' is something I would say or think about someone that owns their style and attitude" – Dafy Hagai “Something undiscovered and alluring; like the cool, mysterious new girl who shows up at your high school halfway through the semester” – Julia Baylis “'Babe' – the visualisation of ideas relating to a woman” – Nakeya Brown “'Babe' is a confident and powerful (not a girl, not yet a) woman” – Mayan Toledano “A 'babe' is someone who is in control and thus simultaneously free. A babe is no baby!” – Joana Avillez “To me a 'babe' is someone who is mysterious, magnetic, and attractive in unconventional ways. The moon is a good example of a 'babe'” – Beth Hoeckel Babe, published by Prestel, is available from 1 May, 2015 Expand your creative community and connect with 15,000 creatives from around the world.READ MOREWhy did Satan start to possess girls on screen in the 70s?Learn the art of photo storytelling and zine making at Dazed+Labs8 essential skate videos from the 90s and beyond with Glue SkateboardsThe unashamedly queer, feminist, and intersectional play you need to seeParis artists are pissed off with this ‘gift’ from Jeff KoonsA Seat at the TableVinca Petersen: Future FantasySnarkitecture’s guide on how to collide art and architectureBanksy has unveiled a new anti-weapon artworkVincent Gallo: mad, bad, and dangerous to knowGet lost in these frank stories of love and lossPreview a new graphic novel about Frida Kahlo