André GELPKE (b. 1947) - Lot 202

André GELPKE (b. 1947) Gilbert, Salambo, from the "Sex-Theater" series, St Pauli, Hamburg, 1976 Vintage silver print on baryta paper On the back, signed, titled and dated in pencil by the author Size including margins: 39 x 29 cm Corners very slightly corroded Note: From the Sex-Theater series, this photograph by André Gelpke reveals the dignity and expressive power of bodies in the margins of the show. Between staging and raw truth, the artist captures a moment of suspended introspection, where gaze and posture assert a strong, almost sculptural presence. Her direct, empathetic approach inscribes the image in a humanist tradition, while questioning the codes of desire and representation.