TITLE: Moony

"Moony" is a series of self-portraits illustrating my fascination by the Moon. It is an homage to Femininity, to passing Time and to all the moons.In the times when new companies emerge, telling us that their mission is to conquer the Moon, unlock its mysteries and resources, i want the Moon being protected from such greed. We need its mysteries.

1 Depicting my reflection in an old round mirror it´s an allegory of the Moon that also never shows itself to us fully. It illustrates my dark side, the mystery i am to myself and to the other.
2 A reflection of myself in the grease drops in a pan while washing up. There are things one has to do that let one feel like "there must be more to life". One of those is in my case still dishwashing. In these moments i get "moony", i daydream and travel in my mind to parallel universes.
3 This is an homage to the photography´s era of glass plate negatives, to the time of silent movies and to the moon. Connecting the old photographic capture medium i found in my family´s archive with the recent one, there is the longing for the slow in our express times.
4 I love to dance and i have been always fascinated by the Moon. In this photograph i have tried to put this emotion into motion.
5 This is a proof there´s a man on the Moon.
6 It´s inspired by the beautiful song "Moon At The Window" by Joni Mitchell. "...Is it possible to learn How to care and yet not care Since love has two faces Hope and despair And pleasure always turns to fear I find At least the moon at the window The thieves left that behind..."
7 Full Moon

AUTHOR: Max Moldau (Germany)

Max Moldau is a czech photographer and visual artist, currently living in Berlin, Germany. After years of living abroad Moldau has discovered the universal language of photography, translating since then her perception of the world, her dreams and also her search for identity and home into photographic images. Fragility and playfulness are important features in her work that is highly intuitive. Her imagery ranges from very real to surreal, from fine art to conceptual, often using self-portraiture.