Markus Hippmann
© Markus Hippmann
FREUDE DURCH TANZ (JOY THROUGH DANCE)
FREUDE DURCH TANZ - Eine Aneignung
Der Fotograf Markus Hippmann widmet seine Fotoserie „Freude durch Tanz“ der Aneignung
des Körperkults der 30er Jahre durch eine Gruppe junger selbstbewusster TänzerInnen mit
Down-Syndrom, die regelmäßig im Wiener Verein „Ich bin O.K.“ tanzen und ihrer Lebensfreude
durchs Tanzen Ausdruck verleihen. Mit seinen Fotos imitiert Markus Hippmann den
heroisierenden Stil der Fotografien von Leni Riefenstahl und zeigt damit, dass Menschen mit
Down-Syndrom genauso heldenhaft dargestellt werden können und genauso einzigartig sind
wie jede/r andere auch. Bewundernd schaut der Fotograf dabei durch seine Kamera zu den
jungen TänzerInnen auf, die beim Tanzen so viel Freude und Ausdruckskraft vermitteln.
JOY THROUGH DANCE – An appropriation
Photographer Markus Hippmann dedicates his photo series "joy through dance" to the appropriation of the body cult of the 30s by a group of young self-confident dancers with Down syndrome who dance regularly at the Vienna club "I am OK" and express their joie de vivre through dancing. With his photos Markus Hippmann imitates the heroic style of photographs of Leni Riefenstahl showing that people with Down syndrome can be represented equally heroic and are as unique like everyone else. Admiring the photographer looks up through his camera to the young dancers who convey so much joy and expressiveness by dancing.
Interview with Markus Hippmann (6 January 2016)
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