Photo Fringe
Petrusco
“The model in ‘she came from the sea’ west pier inhabitants (detail) resisted the fish tank at first but when she saw us struggling with it along the beach she caved in.
The sea was misbehaving too. It almost swallowed the tank. The idea behind this photograph was to capture the fragile relationship between man and nature. ‘West pier inhabitants’ is a mix of improvisation and circumstances. My friend Peter told me about the very low deep tide revealing normally submerged parts of the West Pier in the mornings for about an hour and a half.
My friend Veronica agreed to model but she was babysitting. “Bring the boy you’re looking after,” I told her. Then it was dressing up time in colourful rags and facial masks
Written by The Hussy
