José J. García

Suzanne, Nude Art, 35mm, Antwerpen, Rita Dazai

"Suzanne"

The actual work in a selection of eleven shots series states 'Suzanne'..

I still remember riding in the back of the car with my parents, with my Sony and my headphones, with a single tape, and I would hit the REW button over and over again, always the same. One of the songs, Suzanne, but it could be another one.

I didn't know the reason. Seems like my life has been stuck on that button. Sometimes I'm lucky enough to move on, but it's still that button that keeps coming back and forth.

I know that for many ppl what I'm doing makes no sense.
For those closest to me, most of the time it's a red line, without future.
To others, I love you even though you don't understand me.

... And Jesus was a sailor when he walked upon the water, And he spent a long time watching from his lonely wooden tower, And when he knew for certain only drowning men could see him, He said all men will be sailors then until the sea shall free them, But he himself was broken, long before the sky would open, Forsaken, almost human, he sank beneath your wisdom like a stone ... (Leonard Cohen)

Thanks to Rita Dazai @ritadazai for her sublime and professional performance.

Session executed during November 2024 at Antwerpen (Belgium) and includeded in Darkly Magazine's #234 printed edition

Suzanne 11.2024 :: w/ Rita Dazai @ Antwerpen