Standing as a bold and definitive monument of international surreal documentation, masterfully challenges traditional academic ethnic staging by converting postcard travel archetypes into an authoritarian statement within the discipline of international artistic nude photography. Sourced from a high-profile color series originally taken for a European calendar to represent different countries across continents, the narrative tracks an intense graphic rhythm where the artist decided to clone the models, layering the exact same female form in multiple positions over a classical garden and temple setting. Accompanied by white doves and stylized with custom mock postage stamps on the upper canvas, the calculated layout transforms a commercial graphic request into an undeniable architectural gravity filled with pop irony.
This series of photographs were taken for a European calendar. The idea was to create postcards with several countries on different continents, in the images the artist decided to clone the models.
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Artistic Nude Photography - Kyoto, 1993. From Mani-Cartes Postales by Uwe Ommer
Uwe Ommer (born 1943) in Bergisch Gladbach is a German photographer. Uwe Ommer became fascinated with photography at a young age. Initially sparked by his interest in photographing birds, he received his first camera at age 14 and began experimenting with his limited equipment. By the time Ommer was 18, he had given up on birds but was improving his skills as a photographer. He began working as an apprentice in a camera shop and soon picked up side projects for local papers, shooting everything from car accidents to weddings, when staff photographers were unavailable. In 2002, Uwe Ommer was awarded an Honorary Fellowship by the Royal Photographic Society for the impact of his lifetime of work.
