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The play by Peter Shaffer, where a psychiatrist attempts to treat a young man who has a pathological sexual obsession with horses, is reminiscent of the work of US photographer Monica Stevenson she uses luxury goods such as Tiffany bracelets and Hermes Scarves on and next to equines as the focus for some of her major work.

This piece of a horse wearing a luxury scarf ‘Hermes Scarf Horse’ won Stevenson a place in the ‘Advertising photographers of America’. The piece makes you ask questions such as, is the horse alive? What is around the ears? It makes you question the use of animals in luxury. It forces you to study the accessories in a different way, much more than if it were draped over a model.

EAU D'ORANGE VERTE by HERMES EDC 3.3oz SP ORIGINAL NIB US $49.95 click for more information

NEW HERMES TOURNIS H BRACELET SILVER BUCKLE TAN LEATHER US $225.00 click for more information

Authentic Hermes Silk Pochette Les Sangles Pocket Sq US $159.95 click for more information

Rare Hermes Orange Clemence Leather Picotin MM Bag US $1,850.00 click for more information

CALECHE by Hermes - BODY CREAM 6.5 oz US $111.95 click for more information

Monica’s main subjects have always been horses, her equine photographs are displayed proudly on her website. I think she mixes the use of luxury Hermes and Gucci goods with ther love of equines beautifully in her work.

Her work is alluring and invites you to watch? The photographer is daring the audience to keep watching by making each frame more risque.

The work has almost a sadomasochistic edge to it, highlighted by the use of horse and human hair wound around Iron stirrups and leather straps, oddly enough a similar thing is depicted on this vintage Hermes scarf.

Sometimes Stevenson users beetles and bugs in her photographs, crawling over a high gloss lipstick or perfectly manicured nail. She holds the piece up to you, as she is saying “Look at it, really take time to look!”.

What she does is feeds a story into each piece of work, your reading it as you look at each photograph inturn. Its what keeps you reading, thats Stevensons skill.