Flesh Love
by Photographer HAL

When you embrace your lover, sometimes you wish to melt right into them. To realize this wish, I've been photographing couples in small, or even cramped spaces like motels and bathtubs. As my work has become more and more intense, I’ve noticed that communication is indispensable. This time, I reached the point of photographing couples in vacuum-sealed packs, in a set that I’ve constructed in my own kitchen.
As the shooting continues over multiple takes, the pressure of the vacuum seal grows stronger. At the same time, the two bodies start to communicate, and whether through unevenness of limbs or the curve of joints they begin to draw a shape of what at they want to express. The two people draw closer until they transform into a single being. Looking at these vacuum-sealed packs of love, we can imagine a more peaceful world. For me, the vacuum pack is only a means: the important thing is connecting to someone.

Photographer HAL is a photographer based in Tokyo, Japan.
To view more of Photographer HAL's work, please visit his website.

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Ichika&Arisa


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Idetch&Kaoru


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Michico& Yuhei


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Taka&Yuumi


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Alice&Kazuya


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Miho&Ritsu


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Crystal&Akio


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Rina&Miku


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