This is a timelapse of the setup and performance of "Performing Bayard" at the Getty Museum, performed on May 5, 2024. The piece was my live recreation of Bayard's Drowned Man [Le Noyé] using his original process and formulas he used in 1840 to make the original direct positive image. I was privileged to be joined by Getty curator Carolyn Peter who discussed Bayard's life and work during the grueling 60-minute long self-portrait exposure. This exercise in endurance performance art highlights Bayard’s extraordinary determination as he made his most celebrated image-a protest against the French King and the Academy of Sciences.
Special thanks to Carolyn Peter, Tania Passafiume, Sean Deckert, Scott B. Davis, and my wife Laura Fragomeni for their parts in making this one of the most remarkable and memorable experiences of my life. Also a huge thanks to the 500+ visitors who stopped by to observe part or all of the live performance.
Credits:
Video and timelapse captured by Sean Deckert, photographer & videographer.
Cover photograph by Jim Ganz, Getty Senior Curator of Photographs and Department Head
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27 июн 2024
