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Ruth Kaplan • Bathers

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Ruth Kaplan BATHERS ENG GR “Bathers” by Canadian photographer Ruth Kaplan explores the social theatre of communal bathing.  Kaplan began this ten-year project in 1991, photographing bathers in hot springs, bathhouses and hamams from California to Eastern Europe, and from Western Europe high-tech spas to Icelandic hot springs and Moroccan traditional bathhouses, where social bonding is …

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Ruth Kaplan | Bathers

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eng ‘Bathers’ explores the social theater of communal bathing, a ritual that is both private and public. Ruth Kaplan’s journey began in the nudist hot springs of California in 1991. By participating in the baths, Kaplan gradually became accepted, and was able to make photographs of her fellow bathers, occupying the dual role of voyeur …

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