Standing as a bold and definitive monument of international contemporary stage photography, masterfully challenges traditional performing arts documentation by shifting a live theatrical concept into a highly structured, painterly studio environment. Part of Ricky Cohete’s critically acclaimed Danza de las Naranjas series, this unique creation completely removes documentary casualness, utilizing high-contrast lighting to isolate stylized, bare-chested male silhouettes against a pure black environment void. The horizontal arrangement tracks an intense graphic rhythm where the synchronized anatomical figures have their faces obscured behind reflective gold masks while interacting with vibrant oranges. By texturing the fabric drapes in deep blues and jewel-toned purples, the artist transforms a raw physical movement into a profound visual essay on whispered spiritual messages and collective, dreamlike harmony.
This series is inspired by a dream vision of the "Dance of the Oranges", it is a visual choreography of a message that comes to manifest itself in the movement of the men who dance. From its conception the message is transmitted, whispered and illuminated to create harmony in this imaginary world.
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Contemporary Stage Photography - Ocho, 2023. By Ricky Cohete
Ocho, 2023
From The series danza de las naranjas
Color Archival Pigment print
Limited Edition.
Unframed
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”.

















