Photograph by Denisse Ariana Pérez

Image Title: Men and Water

Paper Dimensions (H x W): 20x28

Image Dimensions (H x W): 16 x 24

Medium: Archival Inkjet Print

Year Created: 2019

Edition 2 of 10

Image Description: From my ongoing series "AGUA"

"I keep coming back to water scenes? I like to explore the interaction of people with water?. Becoming one with water is not about rushing but rather about flowing. And flowing is the closest thing to being."

This large ongoing body of work has taken me through different corners of the world on an aquatic pilgrimage, from the cold waters of Scandinavia to the pink rivers of Senegal. Disarming and dismantling traditional notions of masculinity, facades of masculinity, especially of brown and black men, is an important focus in my work. Through my images I aim to showcase brown and black men through a more sensible and sensitive lens, one that shows nuance, vulnerability, movement and which challenges the way they have typically been depicted throughout Western history.

Photographer's Bio: Denisse Ariana Pérez is a multidisciplinary commercial artist working as a photographer, director, and copywriter. Her work focuses on people, nature, gender, culture, and words, and focuses on the intersection of fantasy and reality, of art and social commentary. Denisse's works have been featured in publications such as The Guardian, the British Journal of Photography, El Pais, VICE, and others; her work has been exhibited at Fotografiska New York/Stockholm, Fotografia Europea, Photo London, and Photo Australia.

www.denissearianaphotography.com/