phantom of the opera - Limited Edition of 7 Photograph

Since 2010 I am photographing classical theaters and opera houses across Europe for my series "Fourth Wall". Composing from the back of the stage facing the audience, my series is a commentary on the design and dramatic theory of the invisible wall between the audience and performers. The Fourth Wall, a term common among actors, had been invented by the French dramatist Jean Jullien in 1892: the actors should behave like in a room with four walls, the fourth is transparent only to the audience. The photographs are made in analog process on sheet film 4x5". The process is Archival Pibment Print on Baryta paper. The size includes a white, 6 cm wide border for suggested framing.