Black Bag #5, 2024
Naomi Lewis  

Photography : archival pigment print · 48 x 60 x 0.1 cm 18.9 x 23.6 x 0 inch

€1,098 1 098 €
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Photography : numbered and limited to 25 copies

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Artwork sold in perfect condition, not framed

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48 x 60 x 0.1 cm 18.9 x 23.6 x 0 inch Height x Width x Depth

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A visceral exploration of the human form. This archival pigment print captures a moment of raw tension. A male figure emerges from a dark void. His muscular frame is framed by a reflective black material. The face remains hidden. Long hair falls forward like a veil. This erasure of identity transforms the subject into a sculptural presence. 

The composition emphasizes physical constraint. The arms are flexed. The grip is tight. It mirrors an internal psychological fracture. The contrast between the pale skin and the deep shadows creates a dramatic chiaroscuro effect. 

The artwork navigates the divide between masculine strength and profound vulnerability. It strips away traditional portraiture to focus on carnal struggle. The body becomes a site of performance and grief. This image functions as a ritual of release. It moves beyond rigid identity toward a state of fluid survival. The play of light on the metallic fabric adds a cold, industrial edge to the organic warmth of the skin. Every muscle fiber is highlighted against the absolute black background.

Naomi Lewis, Black Bag #5

Naomi Lewis

United Kingdom

Presentation

Central to Naomi Lewis’s work is her experience of growing up with a mother who suffered serious mental illness, which affected every aspect of family life. This has led the photographer to examine in her work wider themes of how societal disregard for mothering forms and ways, entangled with our reliance upon them, impacts who we are and how we behave.

Her two recent series ‘Black Bag and My Father’s Eulogy is a Mask explore the anonymisation, abstraction, and psychological survival of the human form across distinct environmental landscapes. By consistently obscuring the face, the work strips the figures of traditional narrative portraiture, turning the body – whether collective or singular – into a sculptural site of performance, constraint, and visceral tension.

At their core, these images confront a profound sense of grief, both personal and cultural, surrounding societal polarisations of the masculine and feminine. The images navigate the pain of these divides, utilising raw physical restriction to mirror internal psychological fracturing.

Through this carnal struggle, the sequence evolves into a ritual of release, moving past rigid structures of identity toward a shared, elemental space of vulnerability and fluid survival.

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