Petra Arnold

Download or read book Petra Arnold written by Petra Arnold and published by DCV. This book was released on 2021 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Fischer Family of Circus Artists: A Photographic Long-term Observation For more than a decade, the photographer Petra Arnold has shadowed the Zirkus Starlight troupe and the Fischers, a family of performers, taking analog photographs, mostly black-and-white, of their life behind the scenes. When she began the project, the Fischers were a large family, with thirty grandchildren. Over time, the company has had to downsize - the business environment is difficult, and few people can make a living as circus artists these days. Arnold's photographs peek behind the curtain for a study of an existence between circus family and family circus - mostly outside the limelight. The portraits and unstaged scenes are documents of contemporary history and draw attention to the steady decline of circus culture.