I Think It's Time To Take The Clothes Off
Dublin Core
Title
I Think It's Time To Take The Clothes Off
Subject
Portraiture
Description
This book is a call to celebrate self awareness of one’s own body and the skin we live in, expressed through the improvised movement of two dancers.
“You should wear a bra. It’s more polite.” the lady behind the underwear stand said to me while I was browsing. It was an early morning a few years ago. I went to the local market with my mum, which is one of my favourite things to do when I am back home in Taichung, Taiwan.
Coming from Asia, which is relatively conservative about our bodies compared to Western culture, wearing bras is one of the unspoken social customs to follow otherwise you may be seen as promiscuous because you are exposing your body.
The feeling of shame about our bodies of course isn’t limited to my culture.
Taking the clothes off is a way of saying it’s time to put aside unrealistic expectations and also to celebrate self awareness of one’s body through movement and feeling comfortable within your own body.
“I think it’s time to take the clothes off.” Is what I said to Akti and Xristina, best friends and both dancers, when I photographed them on separate occasions.
20% of profits go to Refuge working for women and children against domestic violence.
“You should wear a bra. It’s more polite.” the lady behind the underwear stand said to me while I was browsing. It was an early morning a few years ago. I went to the local market with my mum, which is one of my favourite things to do when I am back home in Taichung, Taiwan.
Coming from Asia, which is relatively conservative about our bodies compared to Western culture, wearing bras is one of the unspoken social customs to follow otherwise you may be seen as promiscuous because you are exposing your body.
The feeling of shame about our bodies of course isn’t limited to my culture.
Taking the clothes off is a way of saying it’s time to put aside unrealistic expectations and also to celebrate self awareness of one’s body through movement and feeling comfortable within your own body.
“I think it’s time to take the clothes off.” Is what I said to Akti and Xristina, best friends and both dancers, when I photographed them on separate occasions.
20% of profits go to Refuge working for women and children against domestic violence.
Creator
Yolanda Y. Liou
Publisher
Self-published
Date
2020
Format
Soft Cover A4 Book
Printed on recycled paper stock.
Printed on recycled paper stock.
Book Item Type Metadata
Dimensions
29.7 x 21
Number of Pages
24
Edition Size
100
Place of Publication
London
Website
https://yolandaliou.com
URL Link to project
https://yolandaliou.com/I-Think-It-s-Time-To-Take-The-Clothes-Off
Where to buy
Please e-mail yolanda.y.liou@gmail.com
Also stock at The Photographers' Gallery and Magazine Brighton
Also stock at The Photographers' Gallery and Magazine Brighton
Links to reviews
https://i-d.vice.com/en_uk/article/5dzeeq/yolanda-y-liou-its-time-to-take-the-clothes-off-nude-photography-book
Citation
Yolanda Y. Liou, “I Think It's Time To Take The Clothes Off,” Photo Book Cafe Archive, accessed April 30, 2025, https://www.photobookcafe-archive.co.uk/items/show/264.