Standing as a bold and definitive monument of contemporary black and white dance photography, masterfully challenges traditional performing arts imagery by utilizing a strict monochromatic spectrum to isolate and intensify the raw architecture of the human body. Part of Ricky Cohete’s critically acclaimed Acto Uno series, this unique physical creation removes any narrative distraction to establish an authoritative tactile dialogue surrounding internal movement and physical ritual. The composition thrives on severe tonal contrasts, capturing a stylized male dancer from behind in a low, geometric squat that mirrors an heraldic wing formation. Cohete coordinates an intricate visual friction between the sharp spotlight fields and the heavy shadows cast across the shoulder blades, transforming a personal technical gesture into a high-impact architectural statement.
Cohete's ritual with movement and the male dancer formations, inhabits his black and white theater-like habitat. Like light; always in motion.
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Black and White Dance Photography - Alas Tres, 2020. By Ricky Cohete
Alas Tres, 2020
From the series Acto Uno
Archival Pigment print
Limited Edition.
Unframed
Black and White Photograph
Ricky Cohete was born in a coastal city in Ecuador, but mainly, grew up in Miami. Lately, he has self-published a photography book that included: short poems and sketches titled “Blanco”.

















