Publisher/Tana Kaleya / Publicness Paris

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"Femmes" is a photobook by Polish-born photographer and filmmaker Tana Kaleja (1939-2015). Based in Paris, Kaleja garnered significant attention with her 1974 publication "Hommes," a pioneering attempt to capture the male nude from a female photographer's perspective. This book, published in 1980, follows that work and focuses on women as subjects. Skillfully incorporating fabric, mirrors, light and shadow, and interior spaces, she does not simply present the body as a nude, but elevates it into a fantastical and theatrical image reminiscent of dreams and memories. Her close friendship with painter Leonor Fini and her unique aesthetic sensibility resonate with Fini's fantastical artistic world. As a counterpart to "Hommes," this collection explores the bodies and gazes of both men and women, making it an important work for understanding Kaleja's photographic expression.