© Julia SH
In “Go-Sees” my goal is to desexualize the body by discouraging the subject from sexually inviting posing, a gaze giving permission to objectify etc.
Desexualising the nude body by removing clothing may sound counterintuitive but if we look at clothing across culture, clothes often tell us how and where to look by creating "flattering" shapes, or they're used to partially or completely cover up bodies (burqas for example).
However both extremes have the same outcome— they intentionally or unintentionally suggest a way of looking. As if to say, “look at these bodily features OR pretend these bodily features do not exist”. By not seeing anything people often look for something, and in turn begin fetishizing what they cannot see under the drapes of fabric.
Additionally it is relevant to ask where adult nudity is permissible outside of sexual and medical context— both acts invasive and coupled with evaluation whether objective or subjective. Where is the nude body free of judgement when in presence of another person?
I hope my nudes are able to demystify, desexualise and hopefully present bodies on the female spectrum as natural and human, free from the scopophilic gaze.