NFT Goddesses art project `Free the Nipple´

The ‘Free the Nipple’  NFT collection is comprised of individual artworks by 35 women artists and members of the NFT Goddesses group worldwide. ‘Free the Nipple’ is more than a project, it is a movement. A movement to empower women all over the world. Breast Cancer Awareness campaigns have helped so many woman worldwide the The NFT Goddessess want to support those who are affected by this. Thus, 10% of every artwork sold in the` Free the Nipple’ collection will be donated to Breast Cancer Support – https://breastcancersupport.org.uk/

 

Photographer Michelle Chaplow

Model Mercedes

Location. Tarifa, Costa de la Luz, Andalucia, Spain.

Season  Late spring

Artwork  #30 Mercedes

Assistant Sophie Carefull

Production on location Belinda Braithwaite

This photograph is part of my on-going project The Pool of Life which focuses on the visual poetry of the female form along with an ongoing process of inner reflection.  Captured using melancholic body language, with uniform diffused lighting and elements of water. The shadows, the reflections in the water and the inner dialogue add to the mystique of the work.

I wanted to convey a range of emotions, a pool of life, the dichotomy of the moments of existence where a woman can shy away from her body, to elements of optimism as shown by the the surrounding wild flowers and the power to be at one naked with nature. The pastel shades, delicate flowers, the vulnerability of the nude, and the absence of personalizing facial expressions mean that many women will be able to identify with the emotions depicted within this photograph.