ATTRACTION
Damien Daufresne
2020
Synopsis:
Movement of body in dance here becomes the ritual with which we try to overcome the gravitational pull: dance is a representation of the myth of flight, of lightness. And this continuous physical struggle of the mass against the attractive force of the ground, of the artist against the tireless search for answers, is the very soul of movement.
This book, in its collector's version, is itself a paper representation of movement: it is a diaphragm, a rhythm of breathing: a very long concertina that through the body of Dominique Mercy whispers "dance, dance, otherwise we are lost" (Pina Bausch).
Technical informations:
Trade edition:
130 copies numbered and signed
60 pages, b/w
Papers: Biancoflash Ivory Favini 170 gr, Pergamenata Naturale Fedrigoni Ivory 90 gr, Magic Cream Favini 250 gr
Closed book dimensions: 31x18 cm
Languages: French and English
Collectors edition:
20 copies numbered and signed
60 pages, b/w
Papers: Biancoflash Ivory Favini 170 gr, Pressed cardboard 2,5 mm, Pergamenata Naturale Fedrigoni Ivory 90 gr, Magic Cream Favini 250 gr
Closed book dimensions: 31x15 cm
Languages: French and English
The book is contained in a wooden box, together with a USB card with the movie "Attraction" shot by the author in Wuppertal in the summer of 2018.
ATTRACTION - trade ed. from Origini edizioni on Vimeo.
