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This photograph of my friend, Canadian nomadic circus artist Jonathan Fortin, was taken on a very cold winter London afternoon. The location is called Hackney Marshes, an area of open space in London's Lower Lea Valley, internationally known as the spiritual home of Sunday league football, with 82 football, rugby and cricket pitches.
The mask was purchased at a dress-up shop in London's Camden called Escapade that since got shut down. The final photograph that ended up as part of 'Naked with Masks' was photographed at the exact same spot, 2 minutes later.
December 2, 2014. Hackney Marshes, London, UK.
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Ben Hopper is a portraitist and conceptual photographer whose projects centre on the human figure. Exploring shame, conflict and human transfiguration, his work gets to the heart of who we are beneath our masks – and why we wear them.
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London
United Kingdom
2014
Man
Winter
December
Afternoon
Full body
Mamiya Leaf Credo 80
Schneider Kreuznach 55mm LS f/2.8
Ben Hopper
1/1
2630x3500
JPG
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