“This project was originally about sex and spirit, and how it
plays a role in shaping cultures and religions and taboos,” says
Bartos, an art and fashion photographer who was born in Poland. Her
darkly romantic images are shot on Polaroid film in seedy hotel rooms
and have the look of sinister erotic tableaux. Bartos says that the work
has helped her shed some of her Catholic baggage and embrace the power
of female sexuality. “As I started feeling these amazing
connections with the other women, I introduced new issues about freedom
and dominance.”
November 2010