FLORES VITAE by Nico Dharmajungen

In the spirit of an idyllic metaphor, photographer Nico Dharmajungen has disseminated his own artistic pollen in a juxtaposition of flora beauty and the naked female form. Implying that the stamens, those prolific generators of pollen, are somehow incorporated into the sacred female body, Nico selected flowers representing fire and water: the lilies that line the waters edge, solid white and yellow-hued stripes beautifully delineated like a line through a tunnel of wax; roses that struggle for life in the wild heath, thorns protecting the mysterious beauty of the blossom; and orchids that flourish in the lush, exotic tropics. is the pollination project of 50 accomplished realizations of floral-and female-themed art photography. A definitive exposition of the body metaphor in photography. The naked human form is a problematic subject in photography, chained by the envious perspectives of social convention: a denial of the sacred body. In this book, 25 exquisitely fashioned photographs of flowers images of unsullied beauty are juxtaposed with the same number of challenging works depicting the naked female form. In those women's bodies, Nico incorporates the symbols of societal discomfort through the jarring presence of metal, wood sticks, and weeds. 30 x 21 cm (Portrait) 100 pages English Hardcover 1 kg Afterhours Books 978-602-71284-2-2