Send Nudes: behind the scenes of a daunting photoshoot
Send Nudes is available now - find it here.
Send Nudes is my new zine - part of my Things Men Have Said To Me Instead Of Hello collection.
In line with my desire for all of my marketing to be more art, for the promotional photoshoot I made the complicated decision to pose nude.
In this video I'm taking you behind the scenes of that shoot - the process, the decisions, the moment we had to completely rethink one of the images, and the conversations between me and my (amazing photographer) husband Lars as we worked it all out in real time.
I also share some of my reflections and reasoning for doing this project, and of course, show off the gorgeous zine!
What does it mean to deliberately put your 45-year-old body into the world when culture has decided women your age should be fading quietly into the background? What's the difference between being looked at and choosing to be seen? What does it mean to be visible?
Things Men Have Said To Me Instead Of Hello is currently on show at MDS Studio Gallery, Birkegade 7, 2200 CPH until March 8, 2026
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Zuzu (aka Elinor Trier) is a neuroqueer AuDHD artist, writer, podcaster, YouTuber, dopamine dealer, and founder of Zuzu’s Haus of Cats, where she creates artwork that celebrates ‘otherness’, reminding you that you're not the 'odd one out', you're 'one of a kind’. Her weekly newsletter is the stuff of legend and has been described as 'a safe space to be exactly who you are'.
Her artwork is in private collections worldwide, and her ideas have been featured in multiple media outlets, including the Nautilus Silver Award-winning book Creatrix: She Who Makes.
She reads ten books a week (the only hint of savant-ism her autism has given her), snorts when she laughs (it’s adorable!), and might actually be a pile of cats in a sparkly trench coat.
Find out more at https://zuzushausofcats.com
🎶 All music by the incredible Caspar Riis: https://soundcloud.com/caspar-riis. Used with permission.
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