Carpe Fucking Diem is a brave and poignant photographic diary by Elina Brotherus, documenting her ten-year journey through unsuccessful fertility treatments. While her previous work often drew from art history, this series returns to a more diaristic, autobiographical approach to break the taboo surrounding involuntary childlessness. The title—a cynical take on the “seize the day” mantra—reflects the frustration and eventual resignation of a woman navigating the biological and emotional limits of her body. Through intimate self-portraits, landscapes, and still lifes, Brotherus transforms a private sorrow into a universal exploration of hope, disappointment, and the reclaiming of a life that didn’t go as planned.