Clara. 2004

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Kolia. 2003

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Refractions. 2006

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Kiss. 2004

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Reflection. 2006

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Beneath the calm, relaxed surfaces of MONA KUHN‘s photographs lies an explosive energy: the artist’s controlled play with the power of sensuality. The compositions incorporate the flow of volume with tenuously held planes of focus that tempt the viewer and provoke the imagination.

A Los Angeles-based artist of German-Brazilian ancestry, MONA KUHN photographs in naturist communities in France. The models are her friends, and the resulting photographs reveal a comfortable and graceful intimacy between the artist and her subjects.

And good news: if you like what you see, Steidl has published four books of her works!