Art And The Nude Selfie

I’m one of those people who likes old buildings. Whether they are in pristine shape or falling apart, I find something beautiful and mysterious in them. Most of the time I feel alone in my liking of old buildings, but apparently I am not. Photographer Sarah R. Bloom took her camera, explored these buildings and took a few naked pictures of herself.  

Bloom, who is based in Philadelphia, has been exploring self-portraits for over a year before starting this particular project. In her own way, Bloom wanted to exploring how the body ages and then she just happened to stumble upon an old building.    

"I’m middle-aged -- hopefully -- and I was extrapolating this to think about women in society,"

"Women have more struggles as they age than men do. And comparing this to buildings, they get abandoned, they’re just left. Crumbling. No one pays attention to them until something dramatic happens. And women have to get dramatic when they get older to get paid attention to."

Some people may think these photos are “dumb”, some may call it “ruin porn”, but there is something really beautiful in these photos. Sure, they aren’t the sexiest nude photos, but they aren’t supposed to be. It’s art and it’s fine if you don’t like it, but you can’t say there isn’t anything beautiful in the pictures.    

"The art I love moves something in me -- elicits an emotional response -- and I think that is true for most people when thinking of their favorite artworks. So I hope to communicate an echo of something they’ve experienced, or are experiencing... Part of my journey is about accepting my body. I hope that the more comfortable I am with my own, the more it will give permission for others to be comfortable with theirs."

I have always felt there is no art without risk. Bloom and these photos are full of risk and that is one of the reason they are so beautiful.  

Via: Huffpost