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This past Wednesday I had lunch with my friend Johan Nordström and his wife Aya who were in Sweden visiting relatives together with their 18-month-old son Simon. Aya paints beautifully, and we talked about doing a photoshoot, combining her painting, dancers and photography. They had a busy schedule, and the only day that worked was on Thursday, the day after. Despite the short notice we managed to arrange a photoshoot after work the following day, together with Kentaro Mitsumori from the Royal Swedish Ballet and Linnéa Hult from Balettakademien.

Kentaro Mitsumori with body paint by Aya Nordström.

Some words from Aya who did the beautiful paintings:

体の上にペイントするのは初めてでしたが、スウェーデンの静かに広がる自然とダンサー達の肉体からインスピレーションを受け取り描き進めることが出来ました。　
死と再生の象徴である鹿の角と、一年を通じて輪廻する樹木のイメージを重ねましたが、それが肉体の躍動感の渦と一体となり、力強い美しさを見ることが出来ました。　
貴重な機会を頂きありがとうございました。
ノルドストロム彩