Hypnosis at the Parthenon
| Autor: | Eidenbenz, Céline |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2011 |
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| Zdroj: | Études Photographiques, Vol 28 (2011) Études Photographiques (2011) |
| ISSN: | 1777-5302 1270-9050 |
| Popis: | In the early twentieth century the Genevois photographer Fred Boissonnas took five hundred photographs of the automatic dances of a young woman known as Magdeleine G. These images were commissioned to illustrate the hypnotist émile Magnin’s book L’Art et l’Hypnose. Presented alongside views of ancient Greek sites at an exhibition in 1904, they transformed the visual range of hypnosis photography, previously restricted to occultism and playing with light and shade. Merged with the Hellenizing trend of the turn of the century, the images display a mix of classical references, up-to-date technology, and the exploration of expressivity. Posing outdoor for a telephoto lens or indoor on a pedestal that imbued her with a sculptural quality, Magdeleine G. gave free rein to emotions inspired by the music of Chopin, Wagner, and Schubert. Initially presented as an artist unaware of her own talent, it becomes clear that, hardly culturally impoverished as was claimed, she had been a pupil of émile Jaques-Dalcroze and bore some resemblances to the American dancer Isadora Duncan. |
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