TITLE: Fear

Nature is often depicted as a symbol of freedom. Nudity is also seen as a symbol of freedom. But in my opinion it would be too obvious to combine these elements to create an image about freedom. Instead, I put a nude model in the woods to tell the story of fear - caught in the freedom of nature ;-)

AUTHOR: Look J Boden (Netherlands)

Look J. Boden (born 1974 in Vlaardingen) is an independent Dutch photographer, poet & performer. He studied the laws for a few years, started his own communication company and became Poet Laureate of his hometown. He published 3 poetry books and a photobook. In 2016 he got a nomination for the Dutch Van Lanschot Art Prize and won the Get Inspired Photo Contest in 2017.

Boden is active as portrait and fine art photographer. Since 2008, he has been working on a broad variety of autonomous and disturbing conceptual images. One of his main research fields is the grey line between identity and image.

Artist’s Statement
My goal is to enhance the meaning of ordinary life. In the world around us, everything seems to be standardized. My intention is to disturb and disrupt, thus creating a discours on the meaning of nuance. I tell visual stories to produce a survival kit for the mind’s eye.