On Base. 2007.
“In 2007, I was invited by the Metropolitan Opera to make a series of images celebrating their upcoming season. In preparation for the shoot, I went behind the scenes to meet with
(...) the production designers and borrow from the Met’s overwhelming selection of costumes and props. On Base is my interpretation of the Gluck opera Iphigénie en Tauride. In the opera, there is a lot of trickery, one thing switched for another. I switched Diana’s arrow for a ball, and my dog Penny stands in for Iphigénie. The title, On Base, throws a little sport into a classical reference, a tragedy minimized in its reimagining.”
- William Wegman
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