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Aaron Siskind - Pleasures and Terrors of Levitation, # 63

Auction 1003 - overview Cologne
29.11.2012, 00:00 - Photography
Estimate: 3.000 €
Result: 4.392 € (incl. premium)

Aaron Siskind

Pleasures and Terrors of Levitation, # 63
1956

Later gelatin silver print. 40 x 39,5 cm (42,8 x 40,5 cm).

In his series “Pleasures and Terrors of Levitation” Aaron Siskind photographed various youngsters on Lake Michigan (Chicago) as they daringly dived into the water. For a brief moment the figures appear to be pausing motionlessly, frozen into bizarre positions against the background of the white sky. To achieve this effect, Aaron Siskind opted for a view from below and very short exposure times.