Saintly Cadavers (adult content accessible only to those over the age of 18. If you are under 18 or if this material offends you, do not enter.)

‘A Blessed Sacrilege’ (1995): I drew inspiration from Georges Bataille’s surrealistic novella ‘The Story of the Eye’ and his equally bizarre poem ‘The Solar Anus’ in creating this photographic narrative of a most unholy communion. I shot the original content in black & white film and then coloured each photo to give the models florid and lustrous complexions. The colouring adds a febrile vitality to the models’ facial expressions and poses and also enhances the provocative theme of the work as a whole. The models’ skin recalls the grotesque wax-like appearance of the fragrant corpses of saints displayed in reliquaries of churches, cathedrals and basilicas. I used a Konica AUTOREFLEX T4 35mm Film SLR Manual for the entire layout. *Click on each thumbnail to view the larger picture with details as well as numerous outtakes.