honorable mention
ALBANE NOOR france
title
Corps de lumière en règne végétal (Awakening to the sovereign body)
The body is a sacred ally because it connects us to the living and it is the essential support for our life experience, our perceptions.
In my photographs, the body appears naked.
With the right distance, I reveal this body of light, raw, in its authenticity and in harmony with the natural environment that surrounds it.
In Tantra, nudity is an experience in itself, an experience of self.
Thus, instead of getting naked for the other, we offer to get naked for ourselves. To get to know yourself better, to observe yourself better, to better experience your senses and your limits. Thus, my images present naked raw bodies for themselves.
But the subject of the photos is not only the body, that of women in this case, but also the spirit of the place. There are all those invisible beings that the images suggest without showing them: that deer that could have emerged from the depths of the forest, those pareidolia that adorn the stones, that silent fauna that observes….These women are not alone!
In these images the idea of unity is evoked. The body is one with the tree, with the stone, with the river.
Our bodies rely on a primitive heritage buried in the heart of our organs and other tissues. To access this subtle information, what could be simpler than to connect with greater than yourself and listen to what is happening? That's what these women do. They focus all their attention on the moment and the vibratory dimension that it shares with the elements. They do it to recharge their batteries, to nourish their souls, to remain humble.
https://www.instagram.com/albanenoorphoto/
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entry description
This photographic series is directly inspired by my practice of Tantra. Called "the steep path" by the ancients, Tantra proposes looking at the body as a sacred object.The body is a sacred ally because it connects us to the living and it is the essential support for our life experience, our perceptions.
In my photographs, the body appears naked.
With the right distance, I reveal this body of light, raw, in its authenticity and in harmony with the natural environment that surrounds it.
In Tantra, nudity is an experience in itself, an experience of self.
Thus, instead of getting naked for the other, we offer to get naked for ourselves. To get to know yourself better, to observe yourself better, to better experience your senses and your limits. Thus, my images present naked raw bodies for themselves.
But the subject of the photos is not only the body, that of women in this case, but also the spirit of the place. There are all those invisible beings that the images suggest without showing them: that deer that could have emerged from the depths of the forest, those pareidolia that adorn the stones, that silent fauna that observes….These women are not alone!
In these images the idea of unity is evoked. The body is one with the tree, with the stone, with the river.
Our bodies rely on a primitive heritage buried in the heart of our organs and other tissues. To access this subtle information, what could be simpler than to connect with greater than yourself and listen to what is happening? That's what these women do. They focus all their attention on the moment and the vibratory dimension that it shares with the elements. They do it to recharge their batteries, to nourish their souls, to remain humble.
about the photographer
I was born in Paris where I spent my childhood. I left at the age of 18 to travel and settle in different cities in France. I first invested in the world of fine-art photography and benefited from grants such as « Les pépinières pour jeunes artistes », a European program for art (under the name of Nouara Scalabre). I have produced a book with Agnès Sinaï. I have always been sensitive to environmental issues and I have a eco-feminist approach. Became a reporter for the REA agency and the BSIP agency in 2014, I produced a large number of reports. In 2018, I specialized in photography during childbirth. I am now part of the Carmin collective. I have produced many subjects confronting me with the question of the nude, of intimacy. In particular, I photographed the new-burlesque world. I also have more than 20 deliveries to my credit. Finally, with my work for the medical illustration agency BSIP, I have reported on cosmetic surgery operations and many other « disturbing » interventions, where the body and its sovereignty are seriously undermined. Thus, experienced in photographing the body in multiple situations, I know how to take a fair and simple look at nudity, without any voyeurism, embarrassment or judgment.https://www.instagram.com/albanenoorphoto/
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