Close Contact - Sorensen Leather Spheres In Ltd Edition Photos By Norm Architects & Kinfolk

CLOSE CONTACT is an intimate exploration of the sphere versus our own human form. A limited edition series of sculptural photos by Jonas Bjerre-Poulsen juxtaposing the texture of the skin with leather spheres crafted with Sorensen Leather.

Consider the Earth, our eyes and the perfect pearl. Or symbolic spheres, like our circle of friends and family. Even the womb, where we first experienced a close sense of contact. Dating back to Plato, the origins of humans were described in mythical terms as spherical entities, with men as descendants from the sun, women from the earth and the third sex from the moon. In Greek Mythology, Zeus is said to have split each of them in two, creating an urge in all of us to find our other half for a sense of wholeness.

Close Contact was launched at The Kinfolk Gallery in Copenhagen and is comprised of ten large-scale, limited edition artworks finished in glass along with 100 portfolios of smaller prints.

The concept was co-created by Jonas Bjerre-Poulsen, partner and co-founder of Norm Architects, with creative direction by Nathan Williams, co-founder of Kinfolk and creative project partner Sorensen Leather.