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A women in a black almost floor length shapeless dress is either a nun or from a muslim country that expects women to wear the hijab. Or she is an artist. How come that those species tend to hide their bodies more or less completely? A nun’s habit and a burka come from the same background, a religiously inflicted dress code to show the world where you belong and what you stand for. More or less voluntary. Whereas a nun has chosen to serve god and to submit to the rules that her order stands for a muslim woman doesn’t always have a choice, she is mostly born into a society that demands it from her. But they are both protected from the world and from men. Their bodies cannot be objects of desire.
So why does Brigitta choose to wear a black, long and shapeless dress when asked to pick a special piece from her wardrobe? She is neither a nun nor a muslim. She is an artist, her life style is rather unconventional and she she could run around naked in her studio all day long if she felt like it. But she chooses to wear her ‘Burka‘ – that’s what she calls it. Does she want to hide her body? No need for that, that’s for sure. Her age? Don’t think so, if anything black makes you look older. Maybe it’s a different kind of ‘disembodiment’. The body is negligible in the light of art and spirit. When it comes to art gender, age and society’s rules should stand back so art can shine its light and can be seen detached from the person who made it. Person, stand back, you are serving a higher purpose! Hm, that sounds rather religious. And maybe that’s why Brigitta chose to wear her ‘Burka‘ when we decided to shoot the pictures in her studio surrounded by her art. She believes in art.
So why does Brigitta choose to wear a black, long and shapeless dress when asked to pick a special piece from her wardrobe? She is neither a nun nor a muslim. She is an artist, her life style is rather unconventional and she she could run around naked in her studio all day long if she felt like it. But she chooses to wear her ‘Burka‘ – that’s what she calls it. Does she want to hide her body? No need for that, that’s for sure. Her age? Don’t think so, if anything black makes you look older. Maybe it’s a different kind of ‘disembodiment’. The body is negligible in the light of art and spirit. When it comes to art gender, age and society’s rules should stand back so art can shine its light and can be seen detached from the person who made it. Person, stand back, you are serving a higher purpose! Hm, that sounds rather religious. And maybe that’s why Brigitta chose to wear her ‘Burka‘ when we decided to shoot the pictures in her studio surrounded by her art. She believes in art.
Brigitta wears a dress by A kind of Guise, a shirt by Gussies, Adidas ‘Gazelle’ sneakers, a camera necklace from a market in Barcelona and vintage glasses.
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One comment
Bybill
Künstler sind durchaus bekannt für ihre oftmals eigenwilligen und ausgefallenen Look. Sie brechen Regeln und erschaffen sich damit ihre ganz persönliche Präsenz.