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Savage Beauty - 2020

Analog Photography

Savage Beauty continues the exploration of transformation and identity, building upon the themes from Infinite Dimension. This project delves deeper into the interplay of light, reflection, and fluidity, using glass-reflected water shadows to evoke a sense of purity, serenity, and mystery. The reflections on the glass surface resemble the moonlight, soft and radiant, casting an ethereal glow that blurs the line between reality and illusion, inviting the viewer to witness a delicate yet powerful transformation.

In this series, the model appears to emerge from the water, embodying both the fragile and fierce aspects of womanhood. The water symbolizes both rebirth and depth, where the model’s emergence mirrors the idea of coming from an ancient, primal state. The glass reflection serves as a lens through which the model's identity is refracted, illustrating how women’s stories and identities are often reflected in the world, yet distorted by societal expectations and norms.

The moonlight cast through the water’s surface adds an element of timelessness and femininity to the scene, drawing upon the connection between the natural world and the inner strength of the model. Just like the moon’s reflection on water, the model's form is mirrored, giving her an almost ghostly, otherworldly presence that enhances the symbolism of fluidity and change.

In Savage Beauty, the model is both vulnerable and resilient, caught between worlds—much like the moon that governs the tides, or the water that nurtures life while also hiding its deepest currents. The work captures the raw beauty and complexity of womanhood, inviting the viewer to reflect on the beauty and power found in vulnerability, and the transformative force that women possess. Through the use of water, glass, and moonlight, Savage Beauty becomes an exploration of identity’s fluidity and the strength inherent in self-transformation. This project captures the tension between softness and ferocity, as the model emerges, radiant and untamed, from the depths, offering a visual narrative that challenges traditional perceptions of beauty and power.

  

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