Project_ISM - erotic art & public nudity

SHANA_T

ARTISTS STATEMENT

I've always had an exhibition streak; when I was younger I just wanted to be nude all the time. I grew up in a very strict religious household, which quelled that until much later. It has only been in my 30's that I’ve finally been comfortable with my sexuality, my nudity and my kinks. My brand of exhibitionism is seeing the desire in someone else's face for me, my body, and the animal instinct that kicks in when you're turned on. Doing this shoot was emotional for me. It was a really intimate exercise in accepting my body and seeing it properly for the first time at this age, in so many different angles and showing my vulnerability. It was such a juxtaposition combining my mental image of my body, with my physical one, which is invariably different. It's such a wonderful and confronting experience in accepting and loving myself.

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Shana_T 'give_me_a_hand'
28 Feb 21
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ARTIST PROFILE

birthplace: Pasadena, USA
occupation: Florist
age: 37
height: 175cm
relationship status: In Love
starsign: Taurus
biggest passion in my life: Sensory experiences and making terrariums
I like to listen to: Old records (50's-80's) in the morning, no matter my mood. If I do that, the world seems 20% better
I like to watch: I like to watch everything. Total cinephile...my favourite date is to go eat pasta, drink a Negroni, and then go to the cinemas
I like to smell: Every flower I pass
I like to taste: The first sip of a glass of whiskey
I like to feel: Real and authentic. Which is why I find small talk so difficult. I want to experience real connections
favourite part of my body: My eyes
favourite part of someone else's body: The little curve of the waist - on both boys and girls
Why i shot myself: I shot myself so I would connect with the visual representation of my body.
who I'd least like to see shoot themselves: Ivanka Trump
who I'd most like to see shoot themselves: Gillian Anderson
my website/fav website: jamesturrell.com
Most outrageous thing I have done: Come out to my far right parents
Bands I like: Jóhann Jóhannsson, The Beach Boys, Earth, Wind & Fire, Rick James
Books I like: The Virgin Suicides, The First Bad Man, Dry
Films I like: Pan's Labyrinth, Arrival, The Dressmaker, The Congress, The Intouchables

this artist also contributed to beautiful agony
Shana_T is Agony contributor A5200

SHANA_T