Vue de Dos, 2002
- Artist
Malick Sidibé
- Title
Vue de Dos
- Date
2002
- Medium
Gelatin silver print, painted glass, cardboard, tape, and string
- Dimensions
17 × 13 in. (43.2 × 33 cm)
- Credit line
The Studio Museum in Harlem; gift of Martin and Rebecca Eisenberg
- Object Number
2011.12.3
Constructed as an exploration of female subjectivity and sensuality, Vue de Dos reflects Malick Sidibé’s interest in capturing the backs of his sitters rather than bodies in profile. His photographs subvert the studio portrait in full-length compositions where the subjects reject the gaze of the photographer. By offering only their backs, movement, rather than nudity, becomes the key component of female sensuality, intimacy, and power.
Vue de Dos, 2002
- Artist
Malick Sidibé
- Title
Vue de Dos
- Date
2002
- Medium
Gelatin silver print, painted glass, cardboard, tape, and string
- Dimensions
17 × 13 in. (43.2 × 33 cm)
- Credit line
The Studio Museum in Harlem; gift of Martin and Rebecca Eisenberg
- Object Number
2011.12.3
Constructed as an exploration of female subjectivity and sensuality, Vue de Dos reflects Malick Sidibé’s interest in capturing the backs of his sitters rather than bodies in profile. His photographs subvert the studio portrait in full-length compositions where the subjects reject the gaze of the photographer. By offering only their backs, movement, rather than nudity, becomes the key component of female sensuality, intimacy, and power.