Silver gelatin photograph from the series ‘Nijinsky and the Ecstasy of the Divine’, a collaboration with dancer Aleix Martinez in 2014. The photographs were made in Hamburg Germany. This photograph is one of three in the series inspired by one of the ballets for which Nijinsky is most famous as both choreographer and dancer, L’après-midi d’un faune. Set to the music of Claude Debussy’s Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune it was the first ballet Nijinsky choreographed. The ballet premiered in Paris on 29 May 1912 at the Théâtre du Châteletand, creating a scandal, as the erotic overtones of Nijinsky's performance as the faun itself and the radical choreography shocked the audience. His famous and controversial choreography was meant to be ‘an evocation of archaic Greece’ (ancient Greek vases with figurines in profile reveal a sense of the choreography).This particular image is a very specific reflection of that 2-D vase relief choreographical reference. The double exposure reflects the animal nature within the character. Size and Edition Details -a 36x36cm edition of 10 is presented as 60x60cm mounted, ready for framing - a 50x50cm edition of 5 is presented as 80x80cm (mounted, ready for framing) Edition 2 of 5 of the 20x24" edition is framed 76.5 x 73.5 cm. Signed verso. Mounting/Framing Drymounted onto museum board and window mounted with 10cm museum board (warm white ). Framed with white box frame and UltraVue glass for optimal clarity, UV protection and anti-reflective qualities
