Tina Maas

Tina Maas was first introduced to unconventional photography techniques by photographer Jill Enfield. In London, she continued her interest in experimenting with different media, combining photography with drawing and printmaking.

Maas specialises in liquid light emulsion processes, which she applies to decaying objects.

The series of photographs below explores an atmosphere of beauty, decay and mortality. They are inspired by Millais Pre-Raphaelite painting of 'Ophelia'. The starting point for the project was that in Pre-Raphaelite paintings, ideal feminine beauty is characterised by long flowing hair, showing eternal youth and beauty.
Photographs have been exposed to wax with the use of liquid emulsion. I like how the images depict youth and beauty in the women. Flowing hair has always been a characterisation of ideal feminine beauty, taken from Pre-Raphaelite paintings, showing eternal youth and beauty. This was Maas' starting point for the project.