All images © Manuel Vason and Aida Silvestri

I exercise my focus on the presence of the two forces of Cold and Hot by holding a frozen camera while candle wax was running down my arms.

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They are counteracting and merging.

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I sense fear, exhaustion, peacefulness and numbness all at the same time.

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I breathe intensely.

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The flickering lights of the candles help me to enter a state of ecstasy.

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This is a performance of trust… I completely rely on Ash to transform me into a living object, an image.

I’m so grateful, Ash.

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The smell of burned skin and hair is intense as the gaze of the few people witnessing the live action.

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I'm trying to stay strong and focused while I'm touching my venerability.

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I'm struggling, I don’t know how long I can hold on… my panic.

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A tessellation of possibility and limitation all around me.

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All around me, on the table, I have displayed found images of anonymous photographers and their presence is shining through the candles.

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They are breathing with me, unnamed.

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The PhotoPerformer 2021