The importance of love and physical closeness, especially in times of corona and social distance, is shown by her intimate recordings of desires, caresses and tender gestures by lovers. With her pictures, the London photographer would like to illustrate love and explore this special feeling.
In order to continue this great project, the artist is always looking for protagonists. If you want to be part of your project or want to learn more, you can find out more on their Instagram channel roxy.herve or contact them directly!
3 questions for the photographer Roxy Hervé
Dear Roxy, what would you like to express with your Lovers photo project?
There is no definition of love. Love is ephemeral, flowing and elusive.
Its beauty lies in its secret, which at the same time makes it unique and universal for anyone who is lucky to have touched, felt or lived through it.
Love is a moment. A look, a gesture, an attitude, a silence or astonishment that can confuse the mind and body like a short-term promise of height and eternity. Words are often not enough to describe what love is. As for love, gestures tell us infinitely more than faces.
For me, it became proof that photography is the ideal medium to capture these moments. I opted for an easy, almost naive approach that would hopefully allow me to capture the sheer purity of the interactions between the lovers in exactly the same way.
In order to achieve my goal, I concentrated on the only form of expression of feelings that is still tied to taboos and negative associations: intimacy.
In my opinion, intimacy is the most beautiful playing field, a protected bubble where masks are lowered, codes broken and barriers opened. The ultimate space in which bodies can express themselves freely.
In the subdued light of the crumpled sheets, intimacy reveals an innocent form of jubilation, which I try to imitate in my photographic approach.
In those moments when nobody and nothing interferes, emotion is the only drive. A unity and uniqueness arises from the interaction and mixing of mind and body. This feeling of unity, as intangible and elusive as it is, is one of the moments in our lives when we feel most human.
We are all equal in this exposed ecstasy. We are all strong, innocent, weak, honest, crazy and vulnerable when we go into the intimacy of mutual love.
The anonymity of my photos should show this equality. Despite the infinite variety of forms, ages, experiences, attractiveness, origins and horizons, we become the same, one and only our mere gestures that define who we are.
This unorganized series of postures, narrowness and lights creates a supernatural aesthetic geometry that can be as fascinating as it evokes deep emotions.
It invites us to focus on who we really are, people of poetry, dialogue and community.
Sometimes love is as simple as the purity of a mere gesture.
How important do you think, in times of Corona, is physical closeness for humans?
I think physical closeness is important, but the most important thing is to stay at home with someone you are comfortable with and who, above all, does not have a low immune system so that you do not risk infecting your loved one.
What else do you want to tell about your project?
This is an ongoing project so if you are interested in participating please feel free to send me a message and I will give you more details about the project! You can contact me via Instagram: roxy.herve
Don't be shy!