Virginie Khateeb's 'Folding Inward' Images for Numéro Berlin of Kate Garrett
/Typically, AOC puts editorials or photo shoots that glorify the body in that channel on AOC. It became a deferential nod to the Arab world almost a decade ago. But I should receive a tongue-lashing from French-Palestinian photographer and filmmaker Virginie Khateeb if I made such a poor decision with these images.
“Nature never cheats on us. We are always the ones who deceive ourselves. "(Jean-Jacques Rousseau)
The London-based photographer photographs her partner, artist Kate Garrett for Numéro Berlin. Sina Braetz describes the intimate shoot carrying the hashtag on Khateeb’s Instagram #:lockdowncreativity: It also carries the hashtag #ifmyaccount gets deletedgoodbye. Then again, perhaps she would understand why I put it in Body. But I didn’t, choosing to honor the work with a rare exception. ~ Anne. The name felt familiar to me. See three of Khateeb’s fashion editorials in widget after images.
The work of French-Palestinian photographer and filmmaker Vriginie Khateeb is characterized by a unique nostalgia and warmth. They look like timeless snapshots of togetherness and magical calm, which are now transformed into an expression of longing loneliness. Her exclusive Numéro Berlin spread "Folding Inward" shows the beauty in the naturalness of the female body and contrasts it with the still life of flowers. Just like nature, the human body is in constant change. Nobody will stop change. So let's celebrate the moment we live.