In 1981, French photographer Sophie Bramly, moved to New-York and quickly dropped her job as a correspondant for the French medias to spend her entire time witnessing the early days of Hip-Hop in the Bronx. She took photographs of legends such as Afrika Bambaataa, Grand Master Flash, the Beastie Boys, Futura 2000, Keith Haring or the Rock Steady Crew in their most intimate moments, at home with their parents, backstage, or wherever they would appear the most sensitive, touching, moving.
« It was unclear then that this handful of initially rejected teenagers would create a culture so complete and flabbergasting that it would become a way of life for people all around the world. They were bringing elegance, sensitivity, high energy and freedom to a devastated landscape. Sophie photographed them relentlessly for 4 years, recording the way they staged themselves, payed attention to self-representation and what hid behind. »
Thirty years later, on the road from their homes to the stage « Walk this way » reminds us of the authenticity of the Hip-Hop mouvement, its roots, and the generosity of its magnificently dazzling pioneers.
– Julien Frydman
EXHIBITION
Walk this Way by Sophie Bramly
Through October 24th, 2015
Colette
213, rue Saint-Honoré
75001 Paris
