Georgia O'Keeffe—Torso 1918 - 1919

This is Alfred Stieglitz's photograph of Georgia O'Keeffe, cropped to just show her torso. It's monochrome, gray light, and soft, with a tight focus on her body. I wonder what it must have been like to be O'Keeffe, to be the subject of so many photographs by Stieglitz, her husband. The image feels very intimate. It's almost scientific in its detachment, yet filled with warmth at the same time. The starkness of the body is somehow vulnerable, with her hands just touching her thighs. Her bush is so incredibly detailed and dark that it almost feels like a painting in itself. I'm thinking about what it means to see oneself so exposed, so vulnerable. It's like looking at a map of someone's inner world, with every curve, every line telling a story. It's this dance between seeing and being seen. It feels like an exchange of ideas across time, and makes me think about other artists and how they interpret the body.