Ruben Brulat

Robin Brulat takes photographs of the natural and man-made environment in which he situates himself, naked, small and almost hidden in the frame (http://www.oftheafternoon.com/self-portraits-from-ruben-brulat/). I think this interests him as a way of engaging and representing engagement with nature.

The images have a not quite instant appeal. At first when you see them they look like, distant, cool almost inhuman landscapes and cityscapes, and then you see a naked body and your head spins for a second as the image takes on new layers of significance and meaning.

The images have a stillness to them. The perspective is also quite flattened. The lighting is also quite straight on, though often other lightsources exist within the frame also.