In the shade of the trees and in light of the restrictions of a strict lockdown, something magical is happening. In the unspoilt nature, away from everything, outside the borders of the city, 7 women come together. They swim in a secluded pond and enjoy each other in an almost utopian setting. We get to see an intimate moment, in which there is a fearless and free feeling, tender and fierce these women are like nymphs of the water. Wild, pure and without a facade. Here they can be themselves. Their world is (for a moment) both lawless and imaginary, just outside the infrastructure and ideas of our time. As if they are in their own garden of eden. We behold a fragile yet so powerful connection. The gathering of women seems to go back to an essential desire. A desire to carry each other and to be carried. Being carried by each other, being carried by the water. The water as a symbol for the source, purification, life itself, ... The connection with each other as well as the connection with nature feels like a lack. The forest beckons as a free place, a place to wander, to play.
This series shows a need for community. Being together among women.
The serial character ensures that we can follow this moment almost ritually. From undressing, going into the water together to being together, no more.
Looking for an intimate place, retreating into nature plays a personal role for the photographer in this story in her search for peace and listening to her inner voice. In a dark visual language, these 7 women light up like fire, as rebellious as they are romantic.”
The spot in the images is now a protected nature reserve and is shielded from people.