Even Mann

Even Mann is a Norwegian photographer specialising in nude photography.  He does not, however, conform to our normal conception of the nude.  The nude is not naked, it has a protective layer of PVC or rubber, silk or oil.

"It takes away the imperfections of real flesh and bones and makes the nude into an almost abstract object.  I want to retain the sensuality of the body, but make it perfect, untouchable, unattainable.  My next project is going to look at faceless nudes, masked, hidden like an ostrich from the viewer."

"I would say that I have been influenced by fetish photographers, but I am not a fetish photographer myself.  I am attracted by the images, the illusion of nudity and the way that fetish objects added to a nude can heighten the experience of nudity, but that is all.  It is just the image I am interested in, not the reality."