"The Spirit Of Tango" by Christopher Pillitz + ALFA ROMEO Freccia D’Oro
Text from "LUMAS"
"Christopher Pillitz has seen the world. His reportage and finely wrought
image series have been produced in over seventy countries and are
published in the globe’s largest magazines. With his eight monographs
and numerous international exhibitions, Pillitz counts among the last
decades’ most renowned photo journalists.
The experienced photographer travels in order to explore the
manifestations of the world’s cultures. A strong sense of empathy
defines his travel images, as does a deep understanding of the grace of
foreign peoples, whom he consciously and harmoniously depicts in their
local landscapes. Pillitz hopes to portray Asians’ nearness to the
elements, particularly to water; he accomplishes this in his haunting
documentary color photographs, which, however, exceed the boundaries of
pure representation. Thus the works become an atmospherically dense
allegory of a life pervaded by the wisdom of the Far East.
But Pillitz is not only an attentive observer of the world; he is also a master of staged photography. He feels particularly connected to the culture of his homeland. The Argentinean calls his picture story from Buenos Aires The Spirit of Tango.
But Pillitz is not only an attentive observer of the world; he is also a master of staged photography. He feels particularly connected to the culture of his homeland. The Argentinean calls his picture story from Buenos Aires The Spirit of Tango.
He sets his stage in a neighborhood of charm and character. The lively
actors have well-known names: ballerina Barbara Bertone and dance Oscar
Velazquez classically court one another, while a perfectly polished 1948
Alfa Romeo Freccia D’Oro serves as the classy backdrop to the amorous
game. The journey into a lost era of romantically danced gestures is
captured in stylish black-and-white, full of contrasts. Such a choice
emphasizes the structures of the historical building, and the
reflections on the classy car and gives them a singularity in the
vivacious composition."
Horst Kloever
Horst Kloever
Text from "LUMAS"
"Christopher Pillitz ha visto el mundo. Sus reportages y seies de imagenes finamente labradas han sido tomadas en mas de setenta paises y publicadas en las mayores revistas del mundo. con sus ocho monografias y numerosas exhibiciones, Pillitz se encuentra entre los fotografos mas reconocidos de las últimas décadas."
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