Matthew Tammaro's 'Reconfigurations' Distorts the Nude Through Dual Focus

Photographer Matthew Tammaro's series and book 'Reconfigurations' uses a split diopter filter to distort nude bodies, blending eroticism and grotesqueness. The project began during the first Covid lockdown with portraits of his then-partner, later expanding to friends and models. The unbound album, published by Oui Non Editions in collaboration with Angelique Piliere, features loose inserts for physical interaction. Tammaro, who studied painting in Toronto before turning to photography, cites Surrealists, Ambera Wellmann, Edward Weston, and Lee Friedlander as influences. The work challenges traditional hierarchies of the gaze and emphasizes intimacy and active viewing.