Leonard Nimoy had published a book called Shekhina in October of 2002 that depicted women in loose robes, Jewish prayer shawls, and nude. They are Nimoy's representation of the feminine presence of God.
The collection of photographs, while controversial, has garnered some attention in the past few years. Currently, Nimoy's photographs from the book are currently on tour through the United States.
At the heart of it all is the fact that I was trying to really completely enter into the world of the feminine, says Nimoy, 73. I didnt want to do misty, cloudy figures. I didnt want to shroud her. I wanted to make her flesh and blood, and I wanted to make her definitively female.
Nimoy says that his notion of Shekhina came to him when he was eight and the ceremony that he witnessed also gave him the notion for the now familiar Vulcan gesture for greeting.
Christopher
Portland, OR
November 2002
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