LA PERFECTION PATRONEE
LA PER︎FEC︎TION PAT︎RON︎EE, action. “Patronized Perfection”
An exploratory zine detailing the sexual abuse of ballerinas within the nineteenth century Paris Opera House. Including an exposé on Edgar Degas’ transparent paintings of performances.
Operating in three parts, the layouts begin on a light background, transitioning to a refreshing pink and finally eerie black. The beginning depicts an objective telling of romantic history, the tipping point in which Degas’ work hints at a heartbreaking reality, and finishes by describing the simultaneous sinister abuse.
With ballet having such a rich history, being a pillar of the arts, there was boundless ephemera to parse through. Ballet: 104 Photographs by Alexy Brodovitch particuarly served as a large inspiration due to its udisplay of movement in such an elegant, enchanting, enegmatic manner.
Expanding past the details, the overall layout can be seen progressing with the pace of the content. The layouts showcase not only the three integral fonts but use of blurred texture and faint outlines to muddle a viewers interpretation of text and continue to convey a perception of depth that is looking beyond what’s right in front of them. A story behind the glamour, behind the curtain.