Denis Darzacq : The Fall

Courtesy French Culture  Thu, 08/21/2008 - 16:14

Propulsion.

Gravity. Energy. Shifts of perspective. “The Fall” is a metaphor for youth in a state of precarious stability, taunting equilibrium, toying with provocation.

From the vantage points of hip-hop, capoeira, and contemporary dance, “The Fall” features photographs that oppose the elasticity of these bodies with the grounded solidity of architecture, creating baroque images of young people defying the pull of the Earth.

Denis Darzacq's work won the First World Press Photo Prize for “Stories” in the Art and Entertainment...


 

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