Nudes nominee

I visited the Erg Zeher desert in Morocco back in January 2015 but it made a lasting impression – I could still picture the vast scale of this place, the feeling of loneliness, the peaceful atmosphere, it almost felt like another planet.

Coming back again after two years to take photographs, I was looking to see whether I could still connect to this place, how would the sheer emptiness of the space impact on me? I had a nagging fear of becoming lost in these sand dunes, being trapped in a devoutly Islamic country, not able to get back home. I was acutely aware of Islamic attitudes regarding the naked body and the taboo of homosexuality. These restrictive practices conflicted against the (illusionary) freedom of being in the expansive desert. So could I be myself there or not?

(b. 1993, Świdnica, Poland). A second-year student at University of the Arts London Camberwell. My work examines the differences (and similarities) between man and the environment, contrasting the wilds of nature with the fragility of the human form.

2017 August QUEER POP, Gallery 23, Edinburgh,
2017 October Make equality happen, Stonewall Season, The Out of the Blue Drill Hall, Edinburgh,


2017 3th Fine Art Photography Awards (under the category 'Nude') and was selected as a 'Nominee'. https://fineartphotoawards.com/winners-gallery/fapa-2016-2017/amateur/nudes/hm/4497