I feel very blessed to have so many artistic and creative friends. It feels like someone is always up to something crazy, beautiful and entertaining, and most of them don't mind sharing their work with the rest of us. One of these people is photographer
John Paul Bichard. You have probably seen some of his pictures on my blog before, since he always walks around with his camera, shooting both performers and guests at events such as
Fräulein Frauke Presents and the
International Stockholm Burlesque Festival - both of which he produces together with his wife
Fräulein Frauke.
John Paul has worked with different projects which has been exhibited both in Europe and in the US, and this post will be about one of those projects - one he calls
Exquisite Identities. When describing the project himself, he says that Exquisite Identities is "a growing series of photographic works that capture the creativity, personality and aesthetics of some of the great names in the contemporary burlesque and cabaret scene. The focus is on people who go to extraordinary lengths in their professional lives to develop rich, complex and highly constructed identities..." As some of these exquisite identities happens to be friends of mine, or performers I have had the chance to see on stage, I can tell you that the way they have been portrayed by Mr Bichard is the perfect way to get to know their stage-personalities. This is who these people are, and what they do!
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| Lou Lou D'Vil |
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| Fräulein Frauke |
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| Laurie Hagen |
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| Honey Lulu |
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| Hedo Luxe |
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| Erochica Bamboo |
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| Mr Pustra |
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| Scotty The Blue Bunny |
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| Cleo Viper |
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| Marlene von Steenvag |
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| Vicky Butterfly |
