Linda Oesthagen
My interest lies in the power of ambiguity, mixing glamour and the profane with horror and eroticism. With photography I can emphasize these themes, connecting my visual expression to fashion and gothic romanticism. A background in theatre and dance makes me naturally include a performative aspect into my work, using dramatic lightening and staging my own reality. In this project I've used raw eggs as an effect on the naked body, because the texture has the ability to be both erotic and grotesque. It can symbolize life and fertility, and on the other hand various body fluids like urine, breast milk, blood, and sperm. The images can be looked upon as both sexual and disturbing, and link to religious icons.
James Aldred • Natalie Bloor • Richard Bradley • Serena Brook-Hatch • William De Labat • James Eadweard Doyle • Adam Henry • Kirsty Hougham • Amy Husband • Stig Jensen • Ed Kulakowski • Alex Long • Owen Martin • Linda Oesthagen • Tom Pope • Alan Rowlette • Stephen Sidlo • Ida Sorknes • Adam Vaughan • Laura Walker •
The Arts Institute at Bournemouth
BA (Hons) Photography
University of Brighton
BA (Hons) Editorial Photography
Camberwell College of Arts
BA (Hons) Photography
University of Chester
BA (Hons) Photography
Cleveland College of Art and Design
BA (Hons) Photography
Dublin Institute of Technology
BA (Hons) Photography
IADT Dun Laoghaire
BA (Hons) Photography
Edinburgh College of Art
BA (Hons) Visual Communication - Photography
University College Falmouth
BA (Hons) Photography
University College Falmouth
MA Photography
Glasgow School of Art
BA (Hons) Fine Art Photography
University of Gloucestershire Cheltenham
BA (Hons) Photography
London College of Communication
Graduate Diploma Digital Lens Based Image-Making
London College of Communication
MA Photography
University of Wales, Newport
BA (Hons) Photographic Arts
University of Wales, Newport
BA (Hons) Documentary Photography
University of Portsmouth
BA (Hons) Photography
Central Saint Martins
MA Communication Design - Photography Route
Swansea Metropolitan University
BA (Hons) Photography in the Arts / Photojournalism