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Traces is a photo exhibition by Stephanie Galea, a Maltese fashion photographer and visual artist based in London, that offers an immersive celebration of the female body. It features series of works depicting female bodies set within a natural landscapeTracing the female body
Traces is a photo exhibition by Stephanie Galea, a Maltese fashion photographer and visual artist based in London, that offers an immersive celebration of the female body. It features series of works depicting female bodies set within a natural landscape. Almost like landscapes themselves, the bodies are incredibly detailed – freckles and even tiny hairs are visible in the photographs. The viewer is almost compelled to trace these forms as the sense of sight stimulates our sense of touch, possibly evoking a memory. The paint represents these sensory imaginings; past, present or even future, drawn by the artist as she experienced the images. Additionally themes of exploration, sensuality and freedom are illustrated through the choice of colour – primaries representing the essence of all other colours. The nature of the lines transition from on the body to the space around it; the framing changes from single meticulous crops to whole beings in a space as the bodies are liberated on this illustrative journey. Through the female gaze, the body is used as a canvas to create harmonious lines. All the images are faceless, as we are then able to project our own bodies or those we... Read more
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