Portraits
“Female faces in semi-profile partially lit, behind them, the background is neutral, in a more or less abrupt shade going from white to black. The models maintain a certain distance from reality, eyes are suspended and aloof, detached.
They are timeless and appear to have been photographed nude.
We see there rulers in exile who have retained their nobility despite the decline of their empire, that empire which also extends to the beautiful appearance of the dream world.
Their eyes of solar calm still carry fiery within them, whether they be with melancholy irritation, they still have to put on the secret veil of illusions.
Beyond what I observe, there is reality only in light, for without light everything is only the probability of existence. ”
Philippe Ciaparra
http://www.photography.philippeciaparra.com/
