Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun | Digital Photo Collage | 2026 | The Closet | The Subdivision
In 1912 Vaslav Nijinsky choreographed and performed Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune for the Ballets Russes, causing an international scandal with its frank, unapologetic sensuality.
Nijinsky was bisexual. His lover and patron was Sergei Diaghilev, director of the Ballets Russes.
The desire was always there. Everyone saw it. Nobody named it.
The fauns in this collage are Nijinsky himself — his own image from the original 1912 production, doubled, reaching from across 113 years toward a man from 2025, against the original ballet’s backdrop.
