{"id":2093,"date":"2011-09-13T16:10:18","date_gmt":"2011-09-13T16:10:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wonderlandmagazine.com\/?p=2093"},"modified":"2011-12-09T18:14:35","modified_gmt":"2011-12-09T18:14:35","slug":"naked-with-mari-sarai","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wonderlandmagazine.com\/2011\/09\/13\/naked-with-mari-sarai\/","title":{"rendered":"Naked With Mari Sarai"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Photographer Mari Sarai speaks to Wonderland about her latest exhibition &#8220;Naked,&#8221; which is a celebration of women and the power of nudity.<\/p>\n<p><div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-2093 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/media.wonderlandmagazine.com\/uploads\/2011\/09\/001.jpg'><img width=\"345\" height=\"483\" src=\"https:\/\/media.wonderlandmagazine.com\/uploads\/2011\/09\/001-345x483.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/media.wonderlandmagazine.com\/uploads\/2011\/09\/07RE011009_MS.jpg'><img width=\"345\" height=\"483\" src=\"https:\/\/media.wonderlandmagazine.com\/uploads\/2011\/09\/07RE011009_MS-345x483.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/media.wonderlandmagazine.com\/uploads\/2011\/09\/11_270709_MB.jpg'><img width=\"345\" height=\"483\" src=\"https:\/\/media.wonderlandmagazine.com\/uploads\/2011\/09\/11_270709_MB-345x483.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/media.wonderlandmagazine.com\/uploads\/2011\/09\/022.jpg'><img width=\"345\" height=\"483\" src=\"https:\/\/media.wonderlandmagazine.com\/uploads\/2011\/09\/022-345x483.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/media.wonderlandmagazine.com\/uploads\/2011\/09\/026.jpg'><img width=\"345\" height=\"483\" src=\"https:\/\/media.wonderlandmagazine.com\/uploads\/2011\/09\/026-345x483.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<br \/>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Japanese born Mari Sarai is best known for her photographs of celebrity friends including Alice Dellal and Daisy Lowe.  However, her newest exhibition entitled <em>Naked<\/em> brings forth a grittier vision, via an empowering take on feminine nudity.  She states, &#8220;I wanted to express that the nudity of a woman is not limited to fulfillings men&#8217;s erotic desires. She is worthy of respect. A naked woman can possess her own style, independence and strength.&#8221;  Wonderland&#8217;s Eunice Jera Lee speaks to Sarai about this latest project and the women in her life.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tell us a little bit about your work in <em>Naked<\/em>.<\/strong><br \/>\nIt&#8217;s a very distinctive style from what you might have seen in naked pictures before. It&#8217;s a female&#8217;s eye on female nudity as a celebration of 21st century women. This is not pornography, I tried to create a new style of female nude photos.<br \/>\n<strong><br \/>\nHow do the women in your life effect and inspire you \u2013 as you are very much about women empowerment?<\/strong><br \/>\nI am born and raised in Japan. I have been to the US to live and now I reside in London.  Analysing Eastern and Western cultures, women are very different between Asia and Europe. Asian society and the mentality is very male-oriented.  Women are for the men and women&#8217;s bodies and nudity are for the man&#8217;s desire.  I wanted all women to feel free, independent and strong.  Those things inspire me a lot.<br \/>\n<strong><br \/>\nFrom Tokyo to Los Angeles to New York to London, how do the women you encounter in each city differ?<\/strong><br \/>\nGreatly! Tokyo girls are cute and very girly.<br \/>\nAmerican girls are animalistic and strong.<br \/>\nLondon girls are independent and tough.<br \/>\n<strong><br \/>\nDo you prefer shooting women to men?  If so, why?<\/strong><br \/>\nI do prefer shooting women, yes. Because I understand them more than men.  And I can make my own mini-me in the shoot.<br \/>\n<strong><br \/>\nWho are the most exciting people you\u00b9ve shot?<\/strong><br \/>\nAmy Winehouse, Florence from Florence and the Machine, Janice Dickinson and Alice Delall<\/p>\n<p><strong>This is your first exhibition in Europe- what do you forsee for your future?<\/strong><br \/>\nI would love to continue working on my <em>Naked<\/em> series and let the whole world know about my photographic style and who I am.  <\/p>\n<p>Photography: Mari Sarai<br \/>\nInterview by Eunice Jera Lee<br \/>\n<em><br \/>\nView<\/em> Naked <em>from 16-20th September at Blackall Studios 73 Leonard Street London EC2A 4QS. <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Photographer Mari Sarai speaks to Wonderland about her latest exhibition &#8220;Naked,&#8221; which is a celebration of women and the power of 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