1. Have you done any life or other nude modelling before? I have done modelling only once, this was just on Wednesday this week. It was the first time ever. I was by myself, there were four artists drawing. I was very nervous. I am not a natural in the nude, it is something veryContinue reading “Welcome to the Nude Revolution: A Model’s Words”
Category Archives: Feedback from Participants
Feeding back: Domitilla Bau @ Spirited Bodies
When I decided to join life modeling for Spirited Bodies I wanted to experience something new, because it sounded very interesting, but I did not know how I could have reacted. The day before coming I was asking myself how I normally feel when people look at me and generally I assume a defensive poseContinue reading “Feeding back: Domitilla Bau @ Spirited Bodies”
‘Little Pieces of Me’ by Sylvie Rouhani
It was my first time joining the Spirited Bodies as a model. I wanted to be there in the morning but as I overslept so I only came for the afternoon session. I was rather calm and reserved sitting on my own after getting into my dressing gown…I was very much into my own bubbleContinue reading “‘Little Pieces of Me’ by Sylvie Rouhani”
Opening Up To Transformation
We ask participants to tell us why they want to try life modelling, what it means to them. Sometimes we find it arresting and we ask if we may share their thoughts. “There are 3 main reasons. Firstly, the aesthetic ambition: I am fascinated by the idea of the gaze. I spend a lot ofContinue reading “Opening Up To Transformation”
Spirited Bodies follow-ups Part 2: All The Rest Is Drag
It was serving tea and biscuits that had got me into modelling. Who’d have thought? Here I was l cast amidst all these artists and naked bodies, seemingly devoid of shame. It wasn’t meant as an apprenticeship but it served me well in the end. People had hinted that I might give it a tryContinue reading “Spirited Bodies follow-ups Part 2: All The Rest Is Drag”
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