beau Raphaël Print

l'homme nu à la maison is my exhibition proposal on the subject of "Confession/Intimacy. As part of this project, I visit men in their homes and ask them to strip naked. I consciously choose heterosexual men who are used to stripping naked in front of a woman. The moment to undress in front of a man is usually a new experience for men and brings up many feelings and emotions. It is also an exciting situation for me, the photographer, when my counterpart exposes himself to me. The intimate space, the living space, gets an additional intimacy through the nudity of the resident Shyness emerges, shame, but also sometimes lust, excitement. Stripping naked in front of me is also a confession to me "I trust you". Through my actions, I give my counterpart the confession at the same time "You can trust me. It is important in this project to create trust, an intimate relationship between me and the person being photographed. For me, too, it is always a process of getting involved with one another, creating peace and security and building up a trusting relationship with the other person For this series I use 35mm color film and polaroid film. A polaroid film (7 photos) is a series for me. there are currently two photographic series of 7 in the project