JULIET ROMEO

An Ode to the Beauty of Flesh

Juliet Romeo - Orlando, USA

“I have never felt uncomfortable with my flesh like I have felt uncomfortable in my own skin. The lens in which we frame our thoughts intrinsically controls the way we think about ourselves and our place in the world. Our definitions, experiences, and consciousness about the individual self and how it exists continues reforming as boundaries between public and private also change. While culture and society are evolving, women and marginalized groups are working to be empowered in themselves, rather than being objectified and simply looked at.

Although it is the flesh that makes up our bodies, when I consider flesh, it exists outside the cultural restrictions normally placed upon the body. I find empowerment in flesh simply because it exists as it is. It triggers the primal brain as it strikes up the senses. I can feel it fuzzy under my fingertips, soft and doughy, made of muscle and fat, laden with the scent of hormones. Flesh is voluptuous and decadent, dimples under pressure, wrinkles when you move, and becomes red when scratched. Flesh is meaty and powerful, giving us means of movement and nutrition.

As a female artist fascinated by the senses and the notion of being ‘human animal’, I embrace photography and the body, incorporating traditional portraiture techniques with new, contemporary concepts. Photography offers opportunities to explore my perceptions, relationships with myself and those around me, while still confronting the fluidity and uniqueness of these perceptions.”

Text by the artist

Juliet Romeo Social Isolation, Sassy in Her Favorite Place 1, 2020 Photograph 37 x 27 cm See availability @ricegallery.art

Juliet Romeo Social Isolation, Sassy in Her Favorite Place 2, 2020 37 x 27 cm See availability @ricegallery.art

Juliet Romeo Social Isolation, Lisa Bored at Home 1, 2020 Photograph 45 x 30 cm See availability @ricegallery.art