Ida, Iceland, Archival pigment print, 2013
Prague-born, London-based photographer Hana Vojáčková has an imaginative photos series titled ‘Milk & Sea’ in which she visualizes mermaids in real life settings around the world.
Vojáčková’s photos feature the mythical half-woman, half-fish beings in various environments of different countries to create a fascinating blend of fantasy and reality.
She said, “The photographs are a response to the culturally-coded imagery we have in connection with mermaids. The imagery is built upon, diverted or broken down. Working with the theme of popular culture I wanted to link the series by using a strongly colorful and easily approachable aesthetic. When I was thinking about the name for the work, I remembered that the traditional Czech expression for a healthy girl is that she is ‘blood and milk’. Applied to mermaids the words could (be) developed into the expression that she is ‘milk & sea’.”
Check out her intriguing photos below.
Lisa, England, Archival pigment print, 2013
Solana, Portugal, Archival pigment print, 2013
Jaymy, Germany, Archival pigment print, 2013
Barunka, Czech Republic, Archival pigment print, 2013
Laura, Sicily, Archival pigment print, 2013
[via My Modern Met and Lustik, images via Hana Vojáčková]