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'For the photographer to look through the camera is different from looking directly at the figure. That's voyeuristic. The camera can do something you cannot do as a spectator: take a close-up.'
'For the photographer to look through the camera is different from looking directly at the figure. That's voyeuristic. The camera can do something you cannot do as a spectator: take a close-up.'
'Ballet inspires me. Humans have the capacity to express themselves in many art forms, but in dance – and certainly in classical modern ballet – I am always amazed at this incredibly high form of expression. It is so precise and so incredibly artisanal, I admire that enormously.'
'Ballet inspires me. Humans have the capacity to express themselves in many art forms, but in dance – and certainly in classical modern ballet – I am always amazed at this incredibly high form of expression. It is so precise and so incredibly artisanal, I admire that enormously.'
This year, the grand master of Dutch dance, choreographer Hans van Manen, is celebrating his 90th birthday. This is celebrated internationally by leading ballet companies with the extensive Hans van Manen festival from June 8 to 29, 2022, the exclusive publication Dance in Close-Up and the eponymous exhibition at Galerie Ron Mandos in Amsterdam from June 19 to July 17, 2022. From the 1970s to the 1990s, Hans van Manen was not only one of the world’s leading choreographers, but also an internationally acclaimed photographer.
It was at this time that the then very young photographer Erwin Olaf met the renowned artist, who immediately took him by the hand and introduced him to the world of fine art and studio photography. This book celebrates their 40-year friendship with a photo series in which Van Manen directs moments from his choreographies, captured with the utmost precision by Erwin Olaf.
With text contributions by authors Nina Siegal and Michael James Gardner.
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