ENTRY DESCRIPTION
This photo is a black & white nude, with dark background as negative space. Shot in May 2021.

This photo is part of a body of work which symbolically depicts the human being as a statue. This is to stress the immutable nature of the self, which beyond all misleading appearance never really changes.

The human being is a social animal that has to adapt to its social environment. But adaptation doesn’t mean change. The mission of the self is self-preservation despite any politically correct consideration. This is also why this photo also depicts the human being in a posture evoking self-protection.

AUTHOR
I'm a nude photographer based in Spain. My work is influenced by the sculptures of Ancient Greece and starts from the premise that aesthetics precedes the message. My message is essentially influenced by Carl Gustav Jung's concept of analytical psychology, especially the concept of "persona".
My work focuses on the symbolic use if postures and shapes, the play of shadows/light, textures. The scenes I photograph are made up of few elements. Normally a single subject, lots of negative space, no accessories (or rarely). The essential meaning of the message is transmitted by the isolated body.

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