What interests me nudity, from a pictorial and emotional point of view, is the expression of the skin. The more body types we are exposed to, the more pragmatic our view will become.’įrench-Uruguayan photographer Bettina Pittaluga’s work in ‘Nude’ focuses on physical intimacy, which, as the artist explains, ‘can be revealed by being in someone’s personal space, or bonding through physical contact, by skinship. I created a series where I framed my models as sculptures and works of art in the hope that the viewer will suspend any judgments about whether they find the models sexually attractive or not, or whether their bodies are socially “acceptable”. Seeing nudes in a museum is one of the only exceptions to this. ‘In the US, what little nudity permitted is usually shown in a sexual context. ‘Most of the bodies we see online on a daily basis aren’t even real, but rather enhanced or modified by technology to conform to a current, unsustainable trend,’ says LA-based photographer Julia SH, who is exhibiting powerful, textured portraits of bodies rarely depicted in 21st-century media, presented in museum-like frames.

But under this flawless skin is a rotten deception, one deepened by a social-media saturated society.

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