MATTRESS transverses an extremely objective terrain -- that of the female form and yet transmits an intrinsically subjective aspect of the female gender: courage. In an environment stripped of ruses, defiant and sincere stares peer out from a humble flowered mattress, which renders itself as support for earthly goddesses in repose, captured through the vision of the author. These are the images offered by Friedler to remind us of female insistence on self-definition. Friedler's images may strike many viewers from my own Latin culture as "provocative", a culture that has confused the glorification of chastity with the annihilation of the essence of women through a continuous attempt to destroy the mystical nature of femininity: valor. However, in my humble opinion, his book is a revelation, an extreme investigation of our own insecurities. You will not find the MAJA DESNUDA with her soft curves and gentle face; you will find in this book a raw nature. Through Friedler's sensitive lens and intense curiosity you will transcend the nakedness of these bodies and come to understand the simplicity of our own human nature. I would recommend this book not only as aesthetic, but also as a learning experience. I profoundly and sincerely thank Greg Friedler for portraying magnificent evidence of feminine potential, and for allowing me to come in contact with my own demons and vulnerability.