WILDERNESSES is the prod­uct of a thir­teen-year col­lab­o­ra­tion between pho­tog­ra­ph­er Erik Noppe and mod­el Sara Scar­let, which reflects a shared love of nature and adven­ture, and has tak­en them to diverse loca­tions across eleven Euro­pean coun­tries. Many of the places they’ve explored are wild and remote – lit­er­al­ly wilder­ness­es – while oth­ers are urban and indus­tri­al. Shoot­ing in chal­leng­ing cir­cum­stances is a fun­da­men­tal part of Erik and Sara’s cre­ative method. They research and plan shoots togeth­er, some­times walk­ing for miles until they find a spot where the con­di­tions are just right. Then they frame a com­po­si­tion, often inspired by ref­er­ences to art and sculp­ture. The sub­ject of a nude fig­ure in the land­scape, at one with nature, or expe­ri­enc­ing a sense of alien­ation in a built-up set­ting, serves as a metaphor for humanity’s wider rela­tion­ship with the envi­ron­ment as a whole.

About the creators – Erik Noppe and Sara Scarlet

Erik Noppe is a Bel­gian pho­tog­ra­ph­er who began his career shoot­ing nature, dance and sports sub­jects, before turn­ing to mod­el pho­tog­ra­phy in 2010. His grand­fa­ther, Edgar De Geest, was a pro­fes­sion­al pho­tog­ra­ph­er and Pres­i­dent of the Nation­al Bel­gian Com­mit­tee of Pho­tog­ra­phers and Ere­deken van de arbeid (in Pho­tog­ra­phy), so pho­tog­ra­phy is almost a fam­i­ly tradition.

Sara Scar­let is an inter­na­tion­al mod­el, based in Bel­gium. In addi­tion to artis­tic and com­mer­cial mod­el­ling for 15 years, she has organ­ised her own tours and events, and appeared in short movies. She also advis­es oth­er mod­els on safe­ty, tour organ­i­sa­tion, social media, and brand build­ing. One of her goals is to have mod­elled on all sev­en con­ti­nents by 2028.

About the publisher – Circa Press

Circa is a London-based, experimental press, rooted in a wealth of publishing experience. They are working with authors, artists, designers and photographers who are also passionate about what they do. Often they are pioneers – mavericks and risk takers – whose creative instincts can be provocative. They push boundaries and explore new  ground. Circa values these collaborations, and aims to reflect that spirit of adventure in publications with the highest editorial and production values. Circa’s program embraces all aspects of ‘visual  culture’, which means anything aesthetically significant that intrigues or excites the editors. Above all, Circa is motivated by powerful writing and  compelling ideas. They love making beautiful books!

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