
Wir zeigen einen Auszug aus der Fotoserie Nue York: Self-Portraits of a Bare Urban Citizen von Erica Simone die letztes Jahr in New York entstanden ist.

Die Fotografin beschreibt ihr Projekt so: "Nue York: Self-Portraits of a Bare Urban Citizen was born out of an initial questioning about clothing and the importance of fashion in modern society. Clothes do so much more than just meet our physical needs. What we wear acts as a silent language, allowing us to convey who we are and want to be to the outside world. Fashion reveals our moods, our social standing and establishes dynamics between people. Nowhere is this more evident than on the streets of this fashion capital we call New York City.
As I watched an image-obsessed society care more about the sales at Barneys than the homeless people they ignore as they parade by, I began to wonder what the world would feel like naked, without the empowering or disempowering effect of clothing. What if all we had was our natural state to express who we are? Could we overcome our self consciousness and become fully confident in our own skin? How would we assimilate or dissimilate? Could being naked in the world transcend sexual connotations and why is nudity so taboo that it is against the law?"





Erica Simone "Nue York" © Erica Simone (Mit freundlicher Genehmigung der Künstlerin)
Veröffentlicht hat Erica Simone die Fotos vor kurzem im Buch Nue York: Self-Portraits of a Bare Urban Citizen. Die Erlöse auf dem Verkauf und den dazu erhältlichen limitierten Druckeditionen gehen an die die Organisation Beauty for Freedom, die sich zur gegen Menschenhandel stark macht.