Well, this young woman blew me away. I noticed what looked like a whale skeleton in the middle of the Sveavägen street during the street food festival, so I walked over for a closer look. And then I saw her. Standing there. Silent. Looking right at me. After what felt like a long time, weird music started playing, and that's when I realized that she was a contortionist. Her fifteen-minute-long performance was world-class. It was the best balancing act I have ever seen. And as you can probably guess, I took way too many photos of her. I googled a bit and found out that the sculpture is called VAL. Made by Tom Brand. And the contortionist is most likely Marina Cherry from the US, but based here in Stockholm. More photos of Marina in my flickr album.
8 comments:
Is she basking or just doing for the sake of public good?
I found out that the sculptor that made the whale often collaborates with other artists, so Marina was most likely asked to do this.
Oh and we were all basking in the sunshine!
Wow! Quite a street performance. You find the most amazing things,people,and events to photograph!
Amazing! Great photography.
She is so strong and flexible. Great shots.
She is impressive. I often wonder what leads different people into whatever their skill or passion is.
So nice that she has chosen as her stage a kind of skeletal construction which certainly plays a role in the touring she does.
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