In October 2010 we gathered in Susanne Stemmer´s studio in order to take pictures of my letters. The plan was to simulate dissection in a surgery room. Weeks before I organized surgical instruments and garment but the hardest part was grabbing a time slot in Susanne´s busy work life.
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There is nothing like a Hasselblad. And there is no one better then famous fashion photographer
Susanne Stemmer. You already could see on the rigging that these are going to be kick ass pictures.
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Catherine volunteered as model. Since we we did not know how much body and face will be shown on the pictures I had her and Felix dressed up completely in surgery apparel. I think that usually models don´t like that kind of garment but Catherine went along happily.
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I did not see this coming: Latex gloves come in different sizes and I must have grabbed the XL - too big for Catherine. We had to tape and tacker.
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Last facial touch ups and letters wiped clean.
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It took considerate efforts to put all components in the right place. But here they are: four heroes in action.
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The whole situation resembled a real surgery. I actually had to wipe foreheads.
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Surgical intervention over. Can somebody please clean up the mess?
The studio team:
Felix Leutner, Catherine Hera Arming - Chief Physicians
Susanne Stemmer - Photographer
Andreas Scheiger - Idea & Patient Provider
Love you, folks!