Clarkes photographs operate as quiet yet powerful rebellions against mainstream culture, a culture that writes off elderly bodies as irrelevant and unworthy. The photographer snaps simple and raw portraits of herself stripped down to her bare skin, the same skin shes worn for years. And the results are absolutely beautiful. I dug up the courage to show this work to a very select group of people whom I thought would appreciate it. I received encouragement along with some complete confusion and bafflement. Not everyone is ready to look at naked bodies, much less old ones. I was wandering into some of our cultural taboos, namely the aging, their naked old bodies and death. In doing so, Clarke continued, I hoped to shine light on us elderly, to make us visible and appreciated by ourselves and by those younger, to help us be more comfortable with our bodies and the wrinkled skin, cracking nails, yellowing teeth, whatever was happening, to change the conversation about aging and the outdated paradigms of what’s beautiful and necessary for a satisfying life. read and see more>
Posted on: Sun, 30 Nov 2014 00:06:12 +0000
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