THE STORY BEHIND…

The deep range of blacks used in this image gives it such a great tonal dimension. Pretty profound stuff right? She is portrayed as a very powerful yet dangerous woman. She exposes herself by looking directly as us, yet with this she is daring to be vulnerable. And yes, you are right, that is a rubber doormat around her neck. Why? Well we will leave you to figure that one out although it does give her a pretty badass façade.

This portrait is part of the photographic series that sees Jenny Boot create a modern take on traditional, flemish inspired images.