Who she is
The Nurse
Amina is 21 and has worked as a nurse on the old school ship for three years. She shows her body only when she decides to. The shoot is her idea. She holds the keys to the decommissioned cabins.
All stories
Amina
The Nurse
Amina works as a nurse on the old school ship and knows every rusty corner.
The story
Amina stands between the two old beds. The shirt is open, the garters sit tight. Through the dirty windows, cold light falls on her skin. She smiles slightly and looks into the camera. The floor creaks under her feet.
The setting
The room is in the rear part of the ship. Metal walls are rusty, two old beds stand side by side. Dust glimmers in the light.
Her world
- On large passenger ships, simple cabins were historically equipped with plain iron beds whose metal frames were fixed to the ship's structure, while only the luxurious rooms received elaborately decorated beds[2].
- In a documented conversion project, the interior of an abandoned ship is first cleared of rust, dirt, moss and algae with cleaning agents, brushes and tools before wood and metal are turned into beds, tables and work surfaces[3].
- Metal surfaces inside an old ship react to the damp, cooler harbor air with visible corrosion: rust spots, flaking paint, rough steel that feels grainy and cold under the hand[3].
A short glossary
- Training ship
- A ship permanently moored and used as a training platform, for nautical or medical exercises, rather than operating in regular service.
- Station room
- Provisional treatment room with beds, work surfaces and medical supplies that is not necessarily part of a classic clinic.
- Iron bed
- Plain bed frame made of metal, historically common in cabins of simple passenger classes on large ships, functional and barely decorated[2].
- Corrosion
- Chemical decomposition of metal by moisture and air, visible as rust spots and flaking coating, typical for old ship hulls[3].