Strange stories of Belgian photographer Carmen De Vos
Polaroid instant cameras have long since lost their relevance. Their popularity peaked in the 90s and today not everyone knows what they look like. But some photo artists highly value the potential of these cameras and create very interesting pictures with their help. One of such masters is the Belgian photographer Carmen De Vos. (Caution! Nude nature).
Carmen De Vos's work can be seen as a sensual and provocative photo novel. Her entire work is permeated with a challenge and, thanks to this, is very exciting. Carmen's photographs can be characterized by the famous phrase: "Nothing is clear, but very interesting."
Carmen had been into photography for many years, but it wasn't until she was 40 that she realized it wasn't a hobby, but a calling. Her favorite genres are Lomography and Polaroid photography. De Vos was doing so well that she quit her office job and started her own erotic magazine. It was the first publication of its kind, entirely dedicated to Polaroid photos and a woman's view of erotica.
By the way, De Vos's magazine was called "Tickl". Unfortunately, it was published for only two years - from 2007 to 2009. But even in this short period of time, it left a serious mark on the erotic genre of photo art. Carmen says about her works:
De Vos's photographs feature nuns and harlots, dusty retro hotel rooms, picturesque ruins, and couples in love, merging in sexual ecstasy. The master's entire work resembles amateur photography, taken without a drop of affectation. Carmen rarely uses models for her photographs. For her, photography is too intimate. That's why the photographs most often feature De Vos's acquaintances and friends, and herself.
Polaroid cameras, which operate in fully automatic mode, seem to put a photographer in strict limits. But not Carmen. She makes her own filters, experiments with lighting, and even sets fire to the finished photos. Her pictures are like a kaleidoscope, reflecting the properties of human memory, which is not always filled with clear and understandable images.