PETER VAN STRALEN

PETER VAN STRALEN
Peter van Stralen has a deep admiration for female dancers, since they are able to combine power with grace in a very natural way.
Over the last couple of years, many female dancers have participated in his photo projects, especially dancers from the local Dance Academy as well as from the Introdans company, both in Arnhem, The Netherlands. This interaction between these young women on the one hand and his own (photo-)graphic background on the other hand has proven to be most fruitful: "I am deeply indebted to the dancers for all their efforts and their inspiration which they have given to me during countless photographic sessions. Therefore, I do not consider these images just to be mine, but also ours."

Having published his photo book FIGUREN in 2001, Peter van Stralen has tried to create even stranger images of the female body than was the case in FIGUREN. The photographs from this new series he now calls: ODD BODIES.

Unfortunately, ordinary nude photography often shows rather predictable or even banal and degrading images of women. This is why he chose to show female body forms from a somewhat different perspective: neither common nor erotic, but rather strange. To him, women are not just familiar and sensual, but also pleasantly strange and surprising. This series therefore reflects his fascination with women.


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