曖昧相撲 by Dolly Faibyshev

This was at the Playstation Theatre on Broadway and featured three Sumo world champions – Yama, who at 600 lbs is the “heaviest Japanese human being ever”, Byamba from Mongolia, and Ramy from Egypt. In total, they share 8 Pro Sumo Champion and World Sumo Champion Titles and 1500 lbs. I was drawn to their unconventional shapes, which are a juxtaposition to the bodies I photograph at Fashion Week. I’m drawn to spectacle and the nostalgia of this ancient Japanese practice, and used their forms as a canvas for color. Byamba and Yama in the ring.

隨性的構圖、詼諧的畫面、鮮豔的顏色，看美國攝影師Dolly Faibyshev的作品，很自然想起英國攝影師、Magnum Photos前主席Martin Parr的相片。Dolly Faibyshev鏡頭下的畫面，甚至比他更不和諧，色彩更濃豔，強硬直接的燈光（即使大白天也用閃光燈），有種突兀效果，然而細看卻總能發現相片中的趣味點。

生於俄羅斯家庭，Dolly Faibyshev與其他移民一樣，自小對於所謂的「美國夢」有所幻想，自學攝影後，便用影像來探索所謂的「American Dream」——它可能是很華麗的，同時又可能是很庸俗的。看她的照片，猜想她應該是個觀察力很敏銳的人，因為不管摔角比賽、時裝週還是寵物展，她總能找到那種有趣的瞬間。

Three Sumo champions perform at Sumo + Sushi at Playstation Theatre on Broadway — This was at the Playstation Theatre on Broadway and featured three Sumo world champions – Yama, who at 600 lbs is the “heaviest Japanese human being ever”, Byamba from Mongolia, and Ramy from Egypt. In total, they share 8 Pro Sumo Champion and World Sumo Champion Titles and 1500 lbs. I was drawn to their unconventional shapes, which are a juxtaposition to the bodies I photograph at Fashion Week. I’m drawn to spectacle and the nostalgia of this ancient Japanese practice and used their forms as a canvas for color. Ramy, Byamba, and Yama posing for photos.

Dolly Faibyshev居於紐約，有次機緣巧合得悉有相撲表演活動，她覺得與之前拍攝的題材截然不同，便拍攝下這系列《Sumo/相撲》照片。三位分別來日本、蒙古及埃及的相撲選手同場競技，Dolly說這更像是一場表演性質的儀式及活動，並非真正的比賽，而她則以一向的風格來捕捉這三位巨人表演的有趣畫面，在飽和的色調下顯得很曖昧。