For decades “nude” has referred to a narrow spectrum – a single shade standing in for humanity. One body has quietly defined the baseline while countless others have been rendered deviations.
These portraits are not about fashion. They are about perception. About the subtle power of naming. About who has historically been centred, and who has been asked to adapt.
What happens when the definition of “nude” expands until it can no longer exclude? When neutrality dissolves into plurality.
