Lucy Oxford

There is something obscenely beautiful about closeness.

There is a direct correlation between intertwining or connecting skin, and connecting emotionally. The need to hug people when we greet them and a hand on someone’s shoulder for comfort demonstrate that our bodies are not just how we physically hold our place in the world or how we may express ourselves sexually but the physical representation of the most intimate of the human senses and connection.

Can photography implicate a sense of touch from a purely visual experience? To what extent can the visual effects of touch itself be captured by a camera?
The Language of Touch is a photographic project that aims to create an emotional, sensory experience for the viewer by using detailed and carefully considered images of the body, skin, touch, and intimacy.
The work explores touch in relation to human connection and experience, and the importance of touch in our relationships with others, and with ourselves.