Darkness and Light by Frisson Art

Shooting begins in April.

During the shooting of my first book “Anonymous” it soon became apparent that the vast majority of the volunteers were white and very, very few were black or indeed any other ethnicity. I live in Louisiana where 60% of the population are white, 32% black and the remaining 8% are Hispanic etc. In Shreveport the non-white percentages are higher. These numbers were certainly not represented in my book.

Now there are many reasons why this could happen, including the fact that I happen to be a white, English, middle-aged man living in the deep south of the USA; but rather than try to explain it I simply decided to dedicate a future project to celebrating the beauty of these women.

I was born in London and went to school with children from many parts of the world, including China, India, Africa and the Caribbean. My concept of female beauty was educated at the same time which has often left me at odds with my peers who can only see beauty in lighter skin and European features.

Darkness and Light (a working title for the moment) will be a book of art-nude, topless and implied images. All the women will be, or will identify as a non-white woman. Some of the women will of course be models but I hope that this book will also allow another opportunity for non-models to be a part of an art-project and be proud of their beauty and heritage.

You must be a minimum of 18 years old on the date of your shoot and a maximum of 118. You can be any size, shape or color.

Even if you don't want to model, you can still have a role to play to make the book a success. With nearly 50 people to photograph I am going to need lots of locations to ensure there is some variety. The location can be anything from an empty apartment to a derelict barn, or even a patch of unused land in the middle of nowhere. I will also need accessories such as masks, jewelry, clothing, shoes, hats etc, etc.

If you want to be a part of this project then simply contact me via email frisson@frissonart.com or on FaceBook.