Performance

Today was shoot day.

Collaborating with Charles Woollam as my photographer was a no-brainer.

As a photographer, I trusted his skills with the camera, and technically, we had discussed how to achieve the look I wanted.

I had studied the Hextantz dance by Mary Wigman and understood what I hoped to achieve in the studio shoot. I embodied the entire image of a Wayward Sister for this performance.

The four-hour shoot began with setting up lights and backgrounds. I am accustomed to studio sets, but I’ve never had to work with the technical aspects of lighting. This took up too much time. In the end, it was a case of working with what we had.

My shoot script included headshots and portraits. That was no longer an option as time was tight.

A small stopper filter was used on the camera, and long exposure was the mode of capture. Francesca Woodman’s photography highlights much of what I hoped to achieve. However, at the time of this shoot, I had only glanced at her images in passing. It’s only in retrospect that I can see we were chasing the same quality of images. ( see Documentation)