ghislaine & lando fremaux-valdez

In this work, I interrogate the notion of “carnal knowledge” through portraiture. Carnal knowledge is a euphemism for sexual intercourse and refers to the Biblical fall of man, whereupon Adam and Eve became aware that they were naked and were disgraced. I am interested in meanings and experiences of nudity within clothed society, and in the carnal ambiguity, fluidity, and unruliness that seem to overwhelm any effort to 'know' the body.