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Book cover of Circus Noir, with a blurred atmospheric shot of circus performer waiting in the wings. Published by Verlag Kettler.
Book cover of Circus Noir, with a blurred atmospheric shot of circus performer waiting in the wings. Published by Verlag Kettler.
Book cover of Circus Noir, with a blurred atmospheric shot of circus performer waiting in the wings. Published by Verlag Kettler.
Book cover of Circus Noir, with a blurred atmospheric shot of circus performer waiting in the wings. Published by Verlag Kettler.
Book cover of Circus Noir, with a blurred atmospheric shot of circus performer waiting in the wings. Published by Verlag Kettler.
Book cover of Circus Noir, with a blurred atmospheric shot of circus performer waiting in the wings. Published by Verlag Kettler.
Book cover of Circus Noir, with a blurred atmospheric shot of circus performer waiting in the wings. Published by Verlag Kettler.
Book cover of Circus Noir, with a blurred atmospheric shot of circus performer waiting in the wings. Published by Verlag Kettler.

Circus Noir

By (author) Oliver Stegmann

£48.00

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  • Striking black-and-white pictures taken from the sidelines of the circus ring
  • Challenging common stereotypes about the circus
Full Description

Freedom, adventure, romance; a spellbound audience, bright-eyed children, rolling drums, a brass band playing lively music; intrepid acrobats in colourful costumes and garishly made-up clowns. The same old stereotypes about the world of the circus are trotted out on many occasions. Over a period spanning more than 15 years, the photographer Oliver Stegmann visited different circuses to take photos of what happens behind the curtains. His muted images attempt to break the usual stereotypes. Again and again, the photographer captured protagonists in moments of unawareness, showing scenes that the audience would normally never get to see from the edge of the ring.

Above all, Stegmann is interested in the atmosphere of tense expectation and utmost concentration when the artists are about to perform their hair-raising acts. Using neither colour nor flash, he creates an enigmatic atmosphere reminiscent of expressionist films.

For his circus series, Stegmann develops a kind of imagery that has rarely been applied to the small world of the circus as consistently and confidently as in this case. In terms of subject-matter, design, and production, Circus Noir takes a different approach to this genre by adding an entirely unromantic perspective that focuses on the true essence of what it means to work in a circus.

Text in English and German.

Specifications
Publisher
Verlag Kettler
ISBN
9783862069057
Published
30th Nov 2021
Binding
Hardback
Territory
World excluding Germany, Austria, Switzerland
Size
297 mm x 210 mm
Pages
112 Pages
Illustrations
58 b&w
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