'Nomansland' is an ongoing photographic project which was started in 2016. I first got inspired to create the 'Nomansland'-project after a close friend told me about her feelings of depression. Trying to explore her emotions through experimentations with photography, we realised that the intimate quality of nude-photography, as a medium that removes all layers of artificial defence, helped her to better reflect upon her discomfort and anxiety. 'Nomansland' grew entirely on motives of self-exploration and positions itself as the polar opposite of glossy, pseudo-erotic nude imagery, by portraying the 'anti'-aesthetic rawness of personality and character. Through time I got to collaborate with a variety of people who felt that this style of photography allowed them to discover new aspects about their own self-awareness and mental health whilst becoming more confident about themselves. Throughout these collaborations the project's title 'Nomansland' was set to represent a hypothetical place or mind-set through which one can free oneself of stereotypes and prejudice.
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The 'Nomansland'-project is comprised of close to 600 images (2020), which were taken over the course of the last 5 years. The 'Nomansland'-exhibition aimed to showcase a brief yet comprehensive insight into the ongoing project. In this 2nd Show of Nomansland (previously at JAM Bangkok), images from all three chapters of ‘Nomansland’, namely ‘Nomansland’ (2016-2017), ‘Return to Nomansland’ (2018-2019) as well as ‘In the Absence of God’ (2019-2020) were shown as one, unified project.
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Special thanks to the team of The Last Drop Bangkok for the opportunity to exhibit the 'Nomansland' - series as well as to the many people who helped me make this show possible. Specifically to Alexandre Lorent Guerra and Polo Ruesz for curating and advertising the show. Further thanks go out to the musicians that accompanied the exhibitions: Iggo Frost (DJ), Joe Delaney (and band) as well as Gate Garnglai (DJ). Also, shoutout to the other exhibiting artists and their amazing work: Ian Helwig and Zarah Nguyen. 'Nomansland'-light built by Lud Absolud.
