The body is stretched rather than posed for recognition. Cropping removes the face and concentrates attention on the torso, the reach of the figure and the changing lines created by movement.
What interests me here is the way an ordinary physical gesture reorganises the body. Curves lengthen, muscles shift and the space between light and shadow becomes part of the composition. It is recognisably human but moves towards abstraction.
Like the other early Bodyscape photographs, Reaching was made on 5×4 Polaroid black-and-white film. The immediate print gave the women I photographed the opportunity to see and approve the photographs as we made them—an important part of how this series came into being.
Artist: Paul Foley
Collection: The Human Form — Bodyscape Series
Title: Reaching
Artwork: #0024
Subject: Female human form; stretching torso
Medium: Black-and-white photography
Process: 5×4 Polaroid instant black-and-white film
Format:
Genre: Fine-art figure photography; bodyscape
Themes: Human form, movement, gesture, anonymity, contour
Edition: Limited edition of 5 prints plus up to 2 Artist Proofs
Print: Archival fine art pigment print on cotton rag paper
Certificate: Signed Certificate of Authenticity
The body is stretched rather than posed for recognition. Cropping removes the face and concentrates attention on the torso, the reach of the figure and the changing lines created by movement.
What interests me here is the way an ordinary physical gesture reorganises the body. Curves lengthen, muscles shift and the space between light and shadow becomes part of the composition. It is recognisably human but moves towards abstraction.
Like the other early Bodyscape photographs, Reaching was made on 5×4 Polaroid black-and-white film. The immediate print gave the women I photographed the opportunity to see and approve the photographs as we made them—an important part of how this series came into being.
Artist: Paul Foley
Collection: The Human Form — Bodyscape Series
Title: Reaching
Artwork: #0024
Subject: Female human form; stretching torso
Medium: Black-and-white photography
Process: 5×4 Polaroid instant black-and-white film
Format:
Genre: Fine-art figure photography; bodyscape
Themes: Human form, movement, gesture, anonymity, contour
Edition: Limited edition of 5 prints plus up to 2 Artist Proofs
Print: Archival fine art pigment print on cotton rag paper
Certificate: Signed Certificate of Authenticity
