Cadenza - 20x24" edition - edition 2 of 5 Photograph

This silver gelatin photograph is one from the body of work I call 'La Poesia Della Danza', a collaboration with dancer Venettia Miller exploring the poetry of dance. Each photograph in the series is titled with a musical term cadenza: a solo section, usually in a concerto or similar work, that is used to display the performer's technique, sometimes at considerable length About la poesia della danza: This series is about entering a space of dance as connection to the soul. There was no music, no direction, no words, no choreography. Just a room, a dancer, a photographer, window light and the purity of intent. To photograph the dancer I used a small Leica film camera and 35mm black and white film. This particular camera is known as a range finder, which means that what I see through the viewfinder is not interrupted when the shutter clicks. This enabled me to stay fully present with the dancer's every move and helped me anticipate moments without the distraction of a camera's mirror action disturbing my view, even if just for a tiny fraction of a moment. It was as if I was dancing with her... and an entire series of photographs came from this one meditative session together. The photograph is presented in a beautiful archival warm white window mount, with the title and signature and edition number below the image. An archival backing board is included and the artwork is ready for framing.