Masterfully challenges traditional performing setups by shifting kinetic human forms into a multi-layered, structural statement within the field of international studio fine art photography. Part of Uwe Ommer’s critically acclaimed Les Acrobates production—originally designed as a specialized calendar feature to pay tribute to the timeless art of the circus—this unique physical creation treats the premium archival substrate as an analytical laboratory for gravity and spatial dynamics. The vertical arrangement tracks an intense, deeply meditative graphic rhythm where a sharp feminine profile in inversion splits the frame, transforming the interaction between representative constraints and bodily discipline into an undeniable architectural gravity.
This series of nude photography was part of a calendar, and pays tribute to the art of the circus and its artists.
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Studio Fine Art Photography - Les Acrobates III, 1995. By Uwe Ommer
Les Acrobates III, 1995
Les Acrobates Series
Archival Pigment
Dimensions: 35.5 H x 23,6 W in.
Edition 6 + 1AP
Black and white photography
Uwe Ommer (born 1943) in Bergisch Gladbach is a German photographer. Uwe Ommer became fascinated with photography at a young age. Initially sparked by his interest in photographing birds, he received his first camera at age 14 and began experimenting with his limited equipment. By the time Ommer was 18, he had given up on birds but was improving his skills as a photographer. He began working as an apprentice in a camera shop and soon picked up side projects for local papers, shooting everything from car accidents to weddings, when staff photographers were unavailable. In 2002, Uwe Ommer was awarded an Honorary Fellowship by the Royal Photographic Society for the impact of his lifetime of work.
