Other Colours challenges the aesthetic standards of photography

The Other Colours project is a cry for liberation against the imposition of Renaissance, Eurocentric and exclusionary aesthetic standards. Created by photographer Janssem Cardoso, from São Paulo, the project can be seen clicking here and was made to spread a message of self-acceptance, emphasizing that all bodies are beautiful when they are loved.

“I realized that I needed to photograph and democratize nudity in my project. With personal questions that arose, I realized the need to give space to all types of bodies. Over time, I understood that the more we expose what is different, the more accepted it becomes,” explains Janssem.

“Today I have more empathy for people precisely because of this. I began to understand how difficult and unhealthy it is to exclude those who don’t fit into a standard. Other Colours is about people and their essence, without the armor acquired during life. Clothing is a representation of what we are stripping away, accepting and exposing, including traumas.”

The project is an attempt to show different bodies and nudity in a different way. “The idea came from my desire to photograph nudes, but from the beginning, I wanted to do it in a different way. Over time, I realized that I needed to include all types of bodies, and so the project found its way.”