Zine #12: Body Shop

A 24-page thin soft-covered fine art photography zine by Jamie Nelson under the theme "Heavy Metal".

Dimensions:  8.5" x 11"

Hand-signed by the artist.

In Body Shop, female photographer Jamie Nelson forges a visceral dialogue between flesh and machinery. Nude female figures transform into molten sculptures of gold and silver amidst the cold precision of engines, tools, and chrome. Within this gleaming industrial landscape, Nelson merges softness and steel, sensuality and structure—to explore the eternal dance between the feminine and the mechanical.

The imagery revisits a familiar cultural narrative—one born in the 1940s with Rosie the Riveter, when women first entered the factory floor. Yet beneath that progress runs another story: the commodification of female allure. From the seductive tobacco advertisements of the late 19th century to today’s glossy car and perfume campaigns—the female form has long been wielded as both symbol and sales tool. Nelson confronts this lineage head-on, reclaiming the body from object to agent.

By coating her models in metallic paint, Nelson alchemizes skin into armor—flesh becomes alloy, vulnerability becomes power. The gold and silver tones echo the sheen of the machinery, blurring the line between human and machine until both appear equally vital. These women are not adornments to the automotive world—they are its pulse: commanding, resilient, and unapologetically sensual.

Through Body Shop, Nelson insists that femininity and strength are not opposing forces but parallel ones. Her work celebrates the woman who builds, commands, and gleams—an icon forged from both beauty and grit, claiming her place amid the pistons and polish of a man-made world.