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Un chat Londres - N’est PaS Un Chien Andalou | by Gerard Pas

Model: Vanessa —

This is small series of 2 photos. It’s an answer or my reaction to the film “Un Chien Andalou“ by the Spanish director Luis Buñuel and artist Salvador Dalí. I have a phobia about hurting my eyes and always found the scene with Simone Mareuil's eye being held open by Luis Buñuel in the opening scene and later cut by straight razor a very disturbing look away moment; I still can’t really look it.

If art is indeed catharsis this is my attempt at healing from that grating ‘dog’ movie. I thought I needed to paradigm shift the title to something more regional and becoming of Vanessa’s youthful beauty; thus “A London Cat”. Being from London where most of our murders are by knife, I also thought the Smith and Weston – Pocket Protector Knife added a more home based regional interest than a straight razor; who uses those things anymore anyway.

file: _DSC_41768.NEF / JPG

EXIF DATA

Nikon D800, AF-S NIKKOR 85mm f/1.8G
1/20 s @ f/7.1, ISO 800, aperture priority
LR & PS CC2015 post processing
ambient light

Date: 03/05/2016 14:42 hr
File location: D:\My Pictures\Nudes\___?\2016-05-03\_DSC1768.NEF