"Undressed"
When I first established my studio in Switzerland I subscribed to the
German photography magazine "Photographie". I'd hope to widen my
knowledge of the European photography scene, get info on the latest gear
etc. Over the course of many years I always found some useful
information and discovered many interesting photographers. However every
cover had a semi or fully nude woman as Title image.
I have nothing against naked women, actually I enjoy seeing women with
and without clothes:-) However I felt that this was reducing photography
to just one thing.
As an answer, I invited people to come to my studio for a portrait, with
the condition that they leave the clothes they were wearing for a week.
I would then photograph their clothes! The resulting images ( shot on
film) were printed together on one sheet of paper, and were exhibited in
my first exhibition in Switzerland. To seperate them from the background
of this website, and make clear that they are one unit, I now added the
black frame.