Photographer's Note
Soeur Amora, Sister of the Perpetual Indulgence, Convent of Paris, at the end of the March Existrans (information on the previous photo called "Just Madam"), in front of the Hôtel de Ville de Paris. Soeur Amora was more exhausted but I see a desparate attitude, maybe too desparate by all the fights about rights.
Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence is a charity, protest, and street performance organization that uses drag and Catholic imagery to call attention to sexual intolerance and satirize issues of gender and morality. At their inception in 1979, a small group of gay men in San Francisco began wearing the attire of nuns in visible situations using high camp to draw attention to social conflicts and problems in the Castro District.
The Sisters have grown throughout the U.S. and are currently organized as an international network of orders, which are mostly non-profit charity organizations that raise money for AIDS, LGBT-related causes, and mainstream community service organizations, while promoting safer sex and educating others about the harmful effects of drug use and other risky behaviors.
You can find more informations about this organization on the internet.
To learn more about the Convent of Paris, click to this link : Couvent de Paris
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bantonbuju
(51815) 2011-10-03 1:12
that's a good one, fred.... this is a kind of a grotesque... strange person, well presented...
best, j.
JFS
(32459) 2011-10-03 2:33
Hi Frédéric,
I love this shot! So graphic, so extravagant! The pale BG stands out the colors of the "dress"...
Cheers,
Juan
patdeph
(35750) 2011-10-03 13:29
rebonsoir Fred
un mouvement dont je n'avais jamais entendu parler. Et une photo entre desespoir et romantisme,où j'adore la pose du personnage,les couleurs et la lumière.Excellent.
Amicalement
Pascale
Glint
(6171) 2011-10-06 17:20
Hello Frederic,
very well composed and a good pov that allows us to see the face under the fan.The pensive mood of the 'sister' is at odds with the stockings and rings.
Bev
iainsp
(3298) 2012-03-02 8:47
Greetings Frederic,
A fabulous shot - always nice to catch 'performers' a little bit off guard. The sisters of perpetual indulgance are an organisation I have always wanted to come in contact with after seeing a documentary on their work many years ago.
This shot is beautifuly sharp, with a wonderful management of the colours.
thanks and regards, Iain
Photo Information
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Copyright: Frederic GODEBOUT (delnaja)
(2056)
- Genre: ¤Hª«
- Medium: ±m¦â
- Date Taken: 2011-10-01
- Categories: ¨Æ¥ó
- Camera: Canon 450 D
- Exposure¡Gf/5.6, 1/1000 seconds
- More Photo Info: view
- Photo Version¡GOriginal Version
- Theme(s)¡GExistrans n°15 [view contributor(s)]
- Date Submitted: 2011-10-03 0:54