photographic bodyscapes

In the fall of last year I took advantage of the last sunny days and developed my new series “photographic bodyscapes”. It is the logical continuation of my large work cycle of the last few years, in which I used cyanotype to deal with the themes of transience, flow and “panta rhei” in a complex way.

In my “photographic bodyscapes” the photographic impression of my body merges with the traces of the water from the Danube. Abstract and at the same time very direct and pure, powerful images of myself were created. The duration of the exposure time of around 20 minutes was also physically like a small feat of strength. Trying not to move as much as possible, I remained in an increasingly uncomfortable position on the light-sensitive paper. I became one with the image, the material, the photographic process. To me, these “photographic relics” seem sculptural and at the same time very fragile and visually create a pulsating field of tension.

cyanotypes on watercolor paper with traces of Danube river water and make-up
100x70 cm and 65x50cm, 2024, UP

photo prints (mat), 15x15 cm, Edition of 3 + 1AP

https://evamariaraab.com/files/gimgs/th-108_web_emr_photographic_bodyscape_n3_100x70cm_2024_with_contour.jpg
photographic bodyscape n°3, 100x70cm
https://evamariaraab.com/files/gimgs/th-108_web_emr_photographic_bodyscape_n4_100x70cm_2024_with_contour.jpg
photographic bodyscape n°4, 100x70cm
https://evamariaraab.com/files/gimgs/th-108_web_emr_photographic_bodyscape_n2_100x70cm_2024_with_contour.jpg
photographic bodyscape n°2 100x70cm
https://evamariaraab.com/files/gimgs/th-108_web_emr_photographic_bodyscape_live_n1.jpg
photographic bodyscape - live n1, 15x15cm
https://evamariaraab.com/files/gimgs/th-108_web_emr_photographic_bodyscape_live_n2.jpg
photographic bodyscape - live n2, 15x15cm
https://evamariaraab.com/files/gimgs/th-108_web_emr_photographic_bodyscape_live_n5.jpg
photographic bodyscape - live n5, 15x15cm
https://evamariaraab.com/files/gimgs/th-108_web_emr_photographic_bodyscape_n5_100x70cm_2024_with_contour.jpg
photographic bodyscape n°5, 100x70cm
https://evamariaraab.com/files/gimgs/th-108_web_emr_photographic_bodyscape_n8_65x50cm_2024_with_contour.jpg
photographic bodyscape n°8, 65x50cm
https://evamariaraab.com/files/gimgs/th-108_web_emr_photographic_bodyscape_n7_65x50cm_2024_with_contour.jpg
photographic bodyscape n°7, 65x50cm
https://evamariaraab.com/files/gimgs/th-108_web_emr_view_tng__2.jpg
https://evamariaraab.com/files/gimgs/th-108_web_emr_view_tng_1.jpg
https://evamariaraab.com/files/gimgs/th-108_web_emr_view_tng_3.jpg
https://evamariaraab.com/files/gimgs/th-108_web_emr_photographic_bodyscape_live_n3.jpg
photographic bodyscape - live n3, 15x15cm
https://evamariaraab.com/files/gimgs/th-108_photographic bodyscapes.jpg
https://evamariaraab.com/files/gimgs/th-108_web_emr_photographic_bodyscape_live_n4.jpg
photographic bodyscape - live n4, 15x15cm