ENTRY DESCRIPTION
There are many reasons why a person might want to hide their face, and in principle everyone is free to do so.
Unfortunately, however, many women around the world are still forced to hide their faces.

This portrait, entitled ‘Concealed’, is part of a long-term project in which I am exploring and questioning the concept of female concealment.

A whole universe of emotions that we can normally read from human facial expressions remains hidden, and as a photographer I am also faced with the question:
How can I make a portrait at all?
That's what this project is about.

The model does not wear a head covering that could be clearly culturally or religiously categorised, so as not to offend any feelings and yet critically draw attention to this compulsion.

AUTHOR
I am Lennard Grohn, born on this wonderful planet Earth, on a piece of land that people call Germany.
My first (analog) camera was given to me by my parents when I was 12 years old. Already as a teenager it sparked my passion for photography and helped me through this difficult time.
When I left school, I studied photography at University of Fine Arts in Mainz/ Germany where I graduated.

After the early death of my beloved father, my work consists of a systematic approach to black and white photography as a way of expression, where I want to create timeless images about personal stories connected to my past and imagination, my childhood and the decay of the illusion of a perfect world.

Asides from photography, I have a background in music.
I have played drums and percussion since childhood and toured for many years with bands and my own ensemble together with a masterdrummer from Senegal, never losing my passion for photography along the way.

During the pandemic, photography became more important again as a form of personal expression and also a search for meaning in my life.

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