José NICOLAS (1956) - Lot 189

José NICOLAS (1956) Barbara Hindrix in Sarajevo Silver print 18 x 27.5 cm Fold to upper left corner Note: In this photograph, José Nicolas sensitively captures a rare moment when music becomes an act of resistance and hope. The scene, captured in Sarajevo, brings together a singer in full performance, a young chorister and a conductor, figures stretched towards the same artistic élan. The photographer, whose work is profoundly marked by conflict zones and the humanities expressed there, succeeds here in restoring the power of a concert given despite the circumstances, like a gesture of beauty opposed to the fracas of the world. With its tight framing and warm colors, the image captures the vibrancy of a suspended moment, where culture appears as a refuge, a link and a resistance.