Kategori: Nude fine art

  • Barefoot in Rotum with Kali

    Barefoot in Rotum with Kali

    Rotum is not a project, not a retreat center, and not a course. As they say themselves, “a response to the deep human longing to be in the body, in truth, and in the present moment.” Here, nakedness is not explained or justified — it simply is. “A room for nakedness without explanation.” I’m here,…

  • Kali—the goddess who asks for no permission

    Kali—the goddess who asks for no permission

    Shemaya had seen the image of Kali—the goddess who asks for no permission, who wears death around her neck and dances on those who try to tame her. A symbol of destruction, but also of the creation that follows. The world around her still wanted women to be soft, controlled, beautiful in the ”right” way.…

  • From Faith to Body – A Sacred Revolt

    From Faith to Body – A Sacred Revolt

    Emma and Mathias grew up in worlds where the body was something to control, where desire was a sin, and where freedom came with conditions. Strict Christian homes in the Netherlands and Sweden shaped their childhood with rules and boundaries—about right and wrong, purity and shame. But no faith is static. No truth is unchanging.…

  • The nude body as a brush

    The nude body as a brush

    How free can art really be? When Emma came for a few days of photography, I had no idea that a background would become a work of art – with her whole body as a brush. One evening, we started talking about backgrounds—how they shape a photo’s mood and how experimenting can bring new expressions…

  • Anneke views sexuality as something profoundly sacred.

    Anneke views sexuality as something profoundly sacred.

    Anneke works with therapy and sexuality for women, men, and couples. She helps people embrace all parts of themselves, even those aspects that society may sometimes judge or misunderstand. One of her key messages is to accept even the inner archetypal sides of ourselves – like her own ”inner prostitute,” which she sees as a…

  • Beyond Nudity exhibits at ”What is Happening Here Gallery” in Amsterdam

    Beyond Nudity exhibits at ”What is Happening Here Gallery” in Amsterdam

    Mathias describes the Joker as a force shaping his artistic vision. “Maybe he’s the one who founded Beyond Nudity. He is dangerous, sweet, and decadently toxic – but also kind and caring.” Together with the painter Hans Puts has Mathias explored the blend of society, sensuality, and religion through a series of staged scenes. “Reality…

  • From darkness to Kali, the goddess of death

    From darkness to Kali, the goddess of death

    My friends, Jorge and Mathias, along with Shimaya from Beyond Nudity, invited me on a walk outside of Amsterdam. All they asked was that I photograph a ritual—nothing more. On the way there, as we crossed a quiet stream, I saw a heron. It stood motionless on a stone, its ancient silhouette and piercing gaze.…

  • The Beauty of Bonds in ’Beyond Nudity’

    The Beauty of Bonds in ’Beyond Nudity’

    Mathias Risberg och Linde utforskar sin sinnlighet i Tantra.

  • Golden power within the yoni

    Golden power within the yoni

    Shimaya wanted to reconnect with the polarities within herself, so she brought the group Beyond Nudity into a ritual centered on “primordial mother energy.”