Over time, the funny transformation became a profoundly transformative process.
Almost every shoot left an imprint on my soul. I was able to see my devils and manifest my inner goddesses.
art therapy
By the end of 2018, I discovered the therapeutic power of paint on my skin. For the first time, I let go, without pressure to succeed or any idea of the final result. I painted instinctively, using everything available to express a particular feeling. I was black, blue, and I was spitting blood. I screamed and howled. Because it was so absurdly liberating, I also laughed a lot. It was a celebration of terrible emotions. I love the resulting series! It was the beginning of something new: art therapy on my own skin. You can hardly paint more deeply than that. When I put something heavy on my skin, the feeling feels seen and subsides. Especially the bad feelings. The information seeps through the skin. The paint is ceremoniously poured down the drain at the end.
That's why so many of my projects veer into the darker side. It's incredibly liberating for me when my dark feelings find their way into the light. The devils are allowed to play within a safe framework.
self-discovery
Photoshoots offer a safe space to try out different characters that emerge from within.
This allows me to see myself in all these roles and get to know them as individual people.
What are her characteristics, what does she like, what doesn't she like? Where are the boundaries of this personality?
The more I engage with individual characters, the more detailed the stories I am told become.
It is one of many forms of reflection.
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BOUNDARIES
Many of my shoots exceeded my previous limits.
It started with me being ashamed to be naked in front of other people. Showing more than my cleavage was a limit for me. Being naked was something exclusive and taboo. It was a problem for me. I wanted to break this taboo for my own feelings and finally feel comfortable and free when other people saw me. I couldn't have imagined that it could feel as normal as it does today.
I crossed other exciting physical limits during photo shoots in cool temperatures, in uncomfortable weather conditions, and in cold water. I have never been ill as long as I have taken care of myself and not done more than my immune system could handle. In difficult conditions, everyone involved has to work with the utmost concentration and communicate well.
Such shootings are especially fun when you are emotionally stressed.
Countless boundaries can be crossed if you let yourself go, let go and dissolve into the present moment. The results are priceless.
Iron Faces im Wald auf dem Waldweg, Fotoshoot in Graal Müritz
Iron Faces pagan bodypainting im Wald
Ironfaces Fotoshooting in Rostock, Gespensterwald mit düsterer Gesichtsmaske
Iron Faces im Wald auf dem Waldweg, Fotoshoot in Graal Müritz
A photo shoot with such extreme styling can be a profound experience. It allows people to put themselves in a role that they might not take on in everyday life. This temporary break with one's own personality allows you to discover new sides of yourself. The use of strong make-up, body painting and unusual accessories gives a completely new look and reveals hidden facets of one's own identity.
During the photoshoot, people often feel stronger, more confident and braver. They enter a world of imagination and creativity that they don't normally explore. This feeling of transformation can have a lasting positive effect on self-perception. The person sees in the mirror and in the picture that they are more than just the sum of their everyday roles - they can be an artist, a warrior or a witch.
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