Carli Hermès is a well-known name in the world of photography, famous for exploring boundaries in his work – boundaries of eroticism, detachment and seduction. Thanks to his versatility of style, he is constantly creating surprising new images. He became international known with his commercial photographs for brands like Martini, Swatch, Levi’s, Nike, Philips, Sony, BMW, Suit Supply and Mercedes Benz. In addition to that, he also made several fashion reports for well-known magazines like; ELLE, Cosmopolitan, Zoom, Max, Black & White, Madame Figaro and Avenue. He also photographed internationally famous people such as Edgar Davids, Inge de Bruijn, Leon de Winter, Natalie Imbruglia and Rutger Hauer. Besides his work as a photographer he is also active as a director for commercials and videos for brands like; G-star, Royal Club and the Dutch Railroad Company. In 2006 and 2007 Carli was a member of the jury of Holland’s Next Top Model.
His latest work, “Reflections“, is presented from September 22 th till November 4th 2012 in art gallery “Rademakers” located in Amsterdam. Gallery Rademakers is a young gallery that presents a fine selection of photographers, painters and sculptures. By showing a divers program of paintings and photography from young and established artist Gallery Rademakers takes great care in composing exhibitions that translates their passion for art. The focus is on International Photography, but there is also a regard for young talented artists in art.
For this exposition Carli photographed his models completely naked and projected several images on their bodies. This way the models are like the canvas of a painting. The results are photographs that are dimensional, graphic and of course stunning.