The Disappearing Act

Charles Blanc, “Le Cabinet de M.Thiers,” Gazette des Beaux-Arts, 1st ser, 12(1862):304-305: “Il y a, parmi les trésors de l’art et de la curiosité, des richesses qu’il faut avoir toujours sous les yeux pour entretenir le feu sacré dans son âme… Mais il est des choses qu’il importe de ne pas voir à touteheure, de matin au soir, parce qu’on finirait par se blaser sur le plaisir qu’elles font. Une collection de dessins et d’estampes est mieux placèe, par example dans des portefeuilles que sous verre.”

“There are, among the treasures of art and curiosities, riches that one must always have visible to keep the scared fire going on one’s soul… But there are things that it is important not to see at every moment, from morning till evening, because one will finish by becoming indifferent to the pleasures they give.”

Models : Reeya Niar & Panchami Ghavri
Fabric Of Inspiration : Wendell Rodricks
Assisted by : Anushree Gavas

The series has also been published in Pyrta Journal

Act 1
Act 1
Act 2
Act 2
Act 3
Act 3
Act 4
Act 4
Act 5
Act 5
Act 6
Act 6
Act 7
Act 7
Act 8
Act 8
Act 9
Act 9
Act 10
Act 10
Fin
Fin
The final images were delivered in a polished wooden box with a vintage brass lock
The final images were delivered in a polished wooden box with a vintage brass lock
Box opens with a handwritten note to the designer
Box opens with a handwritten note to the designer
On opening the string (shown already open here) first comes the CD
On opening the string (shown already open here) first comes the CD
The CD has digital images from the entire shoot
The CD has digital images from the entire shoot
The CD case is custom designed in Sepia to suit the box
The CD case is custom designed in Sepia to suit the box
Inside the linen, the prints are wrapped in butter paper. These pigment prints are stacked on top of each other in a set of 12
Inside the linen, the prints are wrapped in butter paper. These pigment prints are stacked on top of each other in a set of 12
The custom designed disc case
The custom designed disc case
The disc case also contains a booklet with images which were not in the final series
The disc case also contains a booklet with images which were not in the final series
Total of 6 pages were printed in the booklet
Total of 6 pages were printed in the booklet
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