Jessica Watson Embraces The (Naked) Other

In her artist's statement, Jessica Watson writes that her self portraits are about the "act of assuming another character"—in particular, she seems fond of assuming characters who go through life au natural.

Of course, given the history of nude women in art, it's not particularly surprising to see so much nudity in Watson's photographs (many of which are based on classic artworks). But we're still pleased to see that she didn't shy away from baring her own body for her artwork. What can we say? We think she's nice to look at.

· Jessica Watson - Portraits (jessicamanningwatson.com, via indienudes.com)