No-one Else
Brasov, Transylvania 2017
I'm frankly dismayed by the reaction to my previous images which feature a bare back. That some groups consider these images to be offensive enough to report me to the Flickr administrators and have my account marked as 'unsafe', speaks volumes about our cultural attitude towards the human body.
These images are not lured at all, but portray the body in a conspicuously artistic context that emphasises emotion - not something sexual. I have deliberated for years about how I might portray the human body in ways that are not typical of the (largely) masculine art tradition and struggled with a solution that could not be confused with popular culture.
I've worked closely with the women involved for years, establishing a creative partnership based on mutual trust and respect. These images were created in this context.
I hope those who found the images offensive, might reconsider their response in the light of this information and perhaps contemplate being more discerning in future of both the content and context of bodily portrayals - as opposed to a blanket ban that is indiscriminate and absolute in nature.
R J Poole
No-one Else
Brasov, Transylvania 2017
I'm frankly dismayed by the reaction to my previous images which feature a bare back. That some groups consider these images to be offensive enough to report me to the Flickr administrators and have my account marked as 'unsafe', speaks volumes about our cultural attitude towards the human body.
These images are not lured at all, but portray the body in a conspicuously artistic context that emphasises emotion - not something sexual. I have deliberated for years about how I might portray the human body in ways that are not typical of the (largely) masculine art tradition and struggled with a solution that could not be confused with popular culture.
I've worked closely with the women involved for years, establishing a creative partnership based on mutual trust and respect. These images were created in this context.
I hope those who found the images offensive, might reconsider their response in the light of this information and perhaps contemplate being more discerning in future of both the content and context of bodily portrayals - as opposed to a blanket ban that is indiscriminate and absolute in nature.
R J Poole