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. A medium format camera was used with silver gelatin negative film. 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 photograph is inspired by the quality of the animal instinct and the pure physicality of Pan and the nature of dance itself. Size and Edition Details A 16x20" edition of 10 is presented as 60x60cm mounted, ready for framing Edition 1/10 is a Vintage darkroom print and is available mounted ready for framing. Image: 35 x 35 cm. Mounted: 60 x 60 cm. Drymounted on 2 ply museum board then window mounted with warm white museum board. Backed with archival foamcore and covered with clear acid-free wrap. A 20x24" edition of 5 is presented as 80x80cm (mounted, ready for framing) Edition 3/5 is a Vintage darkroom print and is available framed. Image: 50 x 50 cm. Mounted: 80 x 80 cm. Drymounted on 2 ply museum board then window mounted with warm white museum board. Framed with black box frame - UltraVue glass for optimal clarity, UV protection and anti-reflective qualities. Framed size 84x84cm
