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After having observed the operations of reconstructive surgery and aesthetic surgery, acclaimed figurative painter Jenny Saville was eager to express the violence and anesthetized pain of this experience in her own work. She and fashion photographer Glenn Luchford thus began an artistic collaboration that captures the full range of color, tonality, and topography of live flesh, in large photographic tableaux that portray Saville's own body. Distortions confront and coerce the viewer into an examination of his or her own body and the grotesqueries and beauties inherent within; the images likewise recall biological specimens preserved, disembodied, and disfigured. The collusion of the art and fashion worlds has produced many hybrids in recent years, yet none perhaps none as intensely striking as this series.
Glen Luchford (b. 1968, Sussex, England) is an influential British fashion photographer and film director known for his cinematic, narrative-driven style and dramatic, staged lighting.
He rose to prominence in the early 1990s as part of the "grunge" fashion photography movement, collaborating closely with Face magazine and model Kate Moss. Luchford’s major breakthrough came in 1997 through his iconic, multi-season campaign partnership with Prada, where he used elaborate cinematic sets and surreal lighting influenced by Italian neo-realism and film noir.
Beyond his high-fashion advertising for houses like Gucci, Calvin Klein, and Yves Saint Laurent, Luchford is an accomplished artist and publisher. His work frequently bridges the gap between commercial fashion and contemporary fine art photography, captured in notable photobooks like Closed Contacts (a collaborative project with painter Jenny Saville) and Damaged Negatives.
