Exposed

Moments of exhilaration and freedom, of shame and self-loathing. That strange cocktail of good looks and body dysmorphia, stretching what is appropriate to its limits, being both culprit and casualty.

I was fifteen when a man on a nudist beach asked me to be in a porn movie he was shooting at his home. I was so excited I said no. This memory led to a string of memories of other instances in which I'd exposed myself, and thoughts about how, in many ways, art is a form of self-exposure, especially if we want to express the truth of our desires, our actions, and the workings of our imagination.

Images were taken during a virtual photoshoot via Zoom on February 15, 2021 at 6pm in Madrid and 9am in Los Angeles.

Exposed, a photobook by Michael Wynne from Michael Wynne on Vimeo.