Light draws a line across her body like a vow,
breath held between shadow and wood.
An instant of suspension—
where gravity forgets, and grace remembers.
Thank U 4 The Flowers
Clothes make the man (Kleider machen Leute)
A TRANSFORMATION ON THE SPECTRUM OF GENDER
We live in a gender binary system, where you can't buy a single piece of clothing without first entering one of the two sections: "woman" or "man". Even when buying a white shirt or sneakers, an online shop will usually first force you to pick a gender.
Why don't we see the spectrum of gender more like different colors? Just like colors, the meaning of clothing changes over time and between cultures. Pink was considered a male color, roman warriors wore skirts to battle and in scotland kilts are still a thing.
But, in your present, in the culture you are living in, all those things feel like unchangable conventions which must not be changed.
Maybe clothing needs meaning, maybe without it something would be missing. Am I interested in wearing a dress EVEN THOUGH it is considered female or am attracted to it BECAUSE it is considered female?
Do we give the meaning to the clothes or do the clothes define who we are?
Both is true.
The roof is on fire.
It's all about a room with a view.
Die Kastanie
Versteckt im Wald, unter vielen Bäumen kämpft die kleine Kastanie um ihr Überleben. Eine winzige Lichtung hat sie gefunden, eine, die zuweilen von einem Sonnenstrahl beschienen wird. Doch zumeist reckt sie sich, um dem Schatten zu entrinnen, den Schatten.
Ksenia positioniert sich ebenso. Licht und Schatten kämpfen um die Vorherrschaft. Ebenso sind es die Stimmungen, die mal auf die eine, dann auf die andere Weise Vorherrschaft gewinnen.
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Doppelbelichtung / Double exposure
…Doppelbelichtung direkt in der Kamera. Interessant ist es zwei Bilder der gleichen Person auf einem Bild zu verschmelzen. Kreative Überlagerungen mit schärfen und Unschärfen.
…double exposure directly in the camera. It's interesting to blend two images of the same person into one picture. Creative overlays with sharpening and blurring.
self portraits
Due to no models living near where I live, I decided I had to be my own model but the problem is, what do you do as an old man? Certainly the world wasn't ready for my naked body and given I can't take myself seriously, I decided I had to resort to humour.
Editors' Selection – #83
100 striking images · 2024-07-05 – 2024-09-06
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»Bodyscape« © Ewald Vorberg
Contributors
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Teilnehmer: Fotograf Ewald Vorberg
Minh-Ly
9 frames from my shooting with Minh-Ly in October 2024. At that point in time, I did not expect that this would be my last shooting for a long time as I was experiencing severe health issues shortly after.
I only have good memories regarding the session with Minh-Ly loaded with creative energy.
Teilnehmer: Model Minh-Ly