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“Because of Hammershøi”
A photographic exhibition of female portraits conceived & photographed by Enamul Hoque

Portraits of women, inspired by Eleanor Yule’s documentary film “Michael Palin and The Mystery of Hammershoi” (2005).

The inspiration we found in Hammershoi’s paintings were the beauty of proportion, the minimalism of his interior style, the austerity of his anonymous silhouettes and the concentration of detail, which all amounts up to unique and strikingly beautiful body of work. It typically brings forth associations of seclusion, solitude and nostalgia to something insignificant.

The portraits of this exhibition concentrate on detail. They are a narrative of the beautiful things around us. These are portraits of contemporary women, each having her profession, who agreed to model for us. They are talented and interesting personalities with dynamic lives. We simply showed them in another light; in a brief moment of concentration in the style of this particular artist. The garments, worn by these women, belong to some of the most creative names in contemporary fashion design. The set design portrays a part of our environment, where objects used have been purchased from shops or come from private collections.

We feel that the modernity of Hammershoi’s pictures has been languishing for a long time in the shadow of oblivion but today this modernity is clearly visible when projected upon familiar silhouettes, faces, objects and interior atmosphere.

The added inspiration in these portraits is the diversity of London, the people we meet every day, the material world, which surrounds us, the street markets, vintage bazaars and atmosphere of preserved tradition.

We believe that each story told finds its listeners and the minimalism and exquisiteness of Hammershoi’s world, as per our interpretation, will hopefully find its audience too.

The Models Are:
Amanda Harris (English), Ana Vrancean (Romanian), Antoaneta Angelova (Bulgarian), Assia Rosica (Italian), Charlie Hawker (English), Emily Ballard (English), Ivelle Jargalyn (Mongolian), Laura Steel (English), Maria Petrova (Bulgarian), Monique Kleigunther (German), Rachel Tattersdill (English), Susan Jardine (Scottish), Tijen Hassan (Cyprian), Vaida Drungilaite (Lithuanian), Vesela Кazakova (Bulgarian), Vesselina Vandova (Bulgarian), Vibeke Luther (Norwegian), Victoire Sawadogo (French), Yalda Keshavarzi (Iranian)

The photo sessions have been made with garments of:
Agnes B, Ben Sherman, Comme des Garcons, Cos, Garden Paris, Jean Paul Gaultier Classic, H&M, Katarzyna Szczotarska, Martin Margiela, Max Mara, Stella McCartney, SimplyVera Vera Wang, Polo Ralph Lauren, Veronique Branquino, Yohji Yamamoto.

This project has been exhibited in Bangladesh, Denmark, Italy and United Kingdom.