Nudes nominee

This monochrome photograph, captured in a corner of our bustling city, transports viewers to a scene reminiscent of the Garden of Eden. Within its frame, a nude woman gracefully finds her place within a tree, showing a subtle challenge to the norms of urban life. As night falls, the chaos of the city contrasts with the serene embrace of nature, underlining its innate ability to calm and heal. It depicts a utopian society where humanity and nature coexist harmoniously, inspiring a rekindled connection with the environment surrounding us.

Qian Jiang is a visual artist and researcher based in London, UK. She holds an MA in Photography and a Master of Research from the Royal College of Art. She uses various mediums, such as photography, installation and sculpture, to explore the connection between humans and nature. Andreas Gursky commented her artworks’ “visual presentation is very stringent”, and her piece One Minute of Photography Time has been regarded as “The best of the nature pictures’ by Waldemar Januszczak in The Times. Her artwork has been exhibited internationally, including at Tate Modern, Saatchi Gallery and Shanghai West Bund Artistic Center. She was selected as an emerging artist by Saatchi Gallery in 2020.