Drawing on their background in performance, choreography and contemporary dance, British-born AdeY’s photographic works celebrate the human body’s balance, strength and vulnerability in its purest form – bare and undressed. The work also seeks to create a non-sexualised and open-minded representation of humankind, based on a dream of acceptance.

AdeY says: “My project started as a way to rebel against the commercialisation of the nude body. I was fascinated and sick in equal measure of how the body was portrayed through conventional marketing. Nudity equals sex in the mainstream but I wanted to show that these two do not always go hand in hand. Photographs we see on a daily basis promoting products through social media are influencing my counter-imagery.”

“Being taken seriously when others box you in the genre of nude art is also a personal achievement of mine. I don’t view my work as nude art but know how hard it is to be seen and heard in the sea of nude imagery.”

AdeY’s new photobook, Uncensored, is out now. Their work will also be shown as part of Paris Photo with The Little Black Gallery. From November 9-13, you can view it online at parisphoto.com. They are also co-writing and developing a feature-length film with performance artist Ira Mandela Siobhan, and will be presenting more photographic works publicly in 2024.