'Adams Apfel‘ is a photographic narrative about female presence in the tension between aesthetics and autonomy.
When does a body become public? When does it remain private? In a world where female bodies are constantly observed, judged, sexualized, or politicized, I am drawn to another perspective: woman as form, as energy, as mystery. And as beauty.
The female body is one of the most aesthetic subjects in human history – and at the same time one of the most controlled. Its allure is powerful, yet often misunderstood. Women who play with their femininity are quickly labeled as available – or as a provocation.
Even in the Bible, woman is portrayed as beautiful but foolish. The temptation. Adam’s Apple.
With Adam’s Apple, I reveal this paradox: a visual story of female attributions, embodied by figures and moments that have shaped our perception of women – whether from the Bible, mythology, pop culture, or politics. Eve. The female Pope. Frida. Merkel.
Women who appear magical because they reveal themselves – and yet remain elusive.
Personal, but not private. Approachable, yet unavailable. Seductive, yet unattainable. Female, but not feminist.
Fragmented, anonymous, yet full of intimacy and power. The very magic of women.
So what is the secret of female presence – and how can it remain untouchable?
This photographic series is a search for precisely that moment: when a mere body becomes an autonomous, aesthetic being. She may be beautiful. She may play with allure. She may be seductive. She may be powerful, beautiful, and strong at once. The ethereal magic of woman. Untouchable. Art.