Appareils de pose
Rudolf Steiner, Trmasan Bruialesi

In the early days of photography, in order to compensate for the effects of the long exposure time that was needed for taking a portrait, the person being photographed could be kept still with the help of headrests, special chairs, and other contraptions. Trmasan Bruialesi and Rudolf Steiner reflect in their work on this curious part of the history of photography; they then go in the opposite direction by “fixing” the body of the photographer in a particular posture using their “appareils de pose.” One’s bodily posture might well be the reflection of a mental posture.

Year of production: 1998-2016