Saturday 21 August 2010

Rene & Radka

Looking at our main topics of fashion and aging from a reverse perspective, I am happy to feature a couple of artists Rene Hallen and Radka Leitmeritz, fashion photographers whose work features very young models, photographed as adults - a case of lambs dressed as muttons. 

The children, looking serious and often engaged in grown-up  activity are shown in intriguing surroundings, in a glossy, polished world of unreal colours.


Their work is currently shown in the French Southern town of Toulon where I was happy to discover them. They have won various photographic awards such as the Prague Fashion Photo of the year in 2006 and have photographed advertising campaigns for the likes of Kenzo, Adidas, Miss Sixty, Perrier or Nike. They show a series called "Under water" whose young models display a disturbing mix of peaceful abandon and eerie calm - are they dreaming or drowning?


Enjoy their work on their own website: http://reneradka.com/kids/index.php

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