PROJECTS
Naked Truce (2019)
This
series was shot on the shores of Northern Ireland, where bodies
and landscapes surrender to each other in surreal settings.
During a trip to Belfast, I wanted to escape the tensions of
the city. I embarked on multiple journeys to the countryside - and
into the subconscious. I was taking portraits on different spots
along the mystical, rough coast of Northern Ireland, intrigued by
the surreal magic of the landscape and the contrast between soft
skin and hard rocks. One of the spots, the Giant's Causeway,
contains the legend that giants have built the scenery. This myth
served as one of the inspirations for the series. As I reassembled
the images afterward, nature and humans switched scales, and giant
beings suddenly entered the imagery. Intertwining in impossible
ways, they were pulling me into their mysterious world. It was as
if they were trying to re-negotiate their place within the scenery
and between reality and imagination. The naked human body and the
dark beauty of nature merged into an uncanny fairy tale where the
familiar and the fantastical came together, clashing and trying to
make peace.
Special thanks to:
Alizé,
Aurélie, Katharina & Marta