Bjorn Tagemose
What was your first shot ?
My first shot was the masked, black and white make-up face.
I wanted the faded blue of the color px film to be monochrome, so I picked make-up and subjects that where black and white in reality and silhouettes against the sky that where backlit, leaving all color out this resulted in a monochrome blue-ish version of the color px film.
How did your work, idea evolve ?
I wanted to counter the idea that pola's are always associated with romantic images and play with film noir and old B movie inspirations.
The shots are set pictures of two different movies I am directing, they have completely different topics than this shoot.
What is great is that by putting the characters and elements out of context, the whole story changes into a new "instant" one, just like the film.
For instance, rather than a romantic horse in the movie this one becomes a “dark horse".
As Alfred Hitchcock put quite rightly: “Always show the knife, never the murder”.
Instant film is great for insinuations rather than cold reality. I'm sure good old Alfred would have liked that.
I also liked one of the baselines of "the Impossible Project", "take a picture of a dream". I was thinking: “Why not make it a nightmare!”
I guess it's all about dark humor!
Are you happy with the result ?
Etes-vous satisfait du résaltat ? Expliquez.
I'm rarely happy with a result, I always wish I could do it over and over again!
With everything I do. I always suspect artists that are happy with their work.
It's never quite finished...
What I like is the unexpected with this film, there is no retouching later, no excuses.
What's next ?
More! More films, more shoots and more shows, always more haha!
And driving my agent crazy!
What is good with instant film, it's from the hip! I love things shot from the hip. And I love doing the opposite of what is expected from me.
Being a rebel has been good for me! It is the kind of work I attract, the impossible!
And now ? A pola-stopmotion movie ?
This film is surely a rebel! It doesn't listen and that is what is fun about it!
Bjorn Tagemose
What was your first shot ?
My first shot was the masked, black and white make-up face.
I wanted the faded blue of the color px film to be monochrome, so I picked make-up and subjects that where black and white in reality and silhouettes against the sky that where backlit, leaving all color out this resulted in a monochrome blue-ish version of the color px film.
How did your work, idea evolve ?
I wanted to counter the idea that pola's are always associated with romantic images and play with film noir and old B movie inspirations.
The shots are set pictures of two different movies I am directing, they have completely different topics than this shoot.
What is great is that by putting the characters and elements out of context, the whole story changes into a new "instant" one, just like the film.
For instance, rather than a romantic horse in the movie this one becomes a “dark horse".
As Alfred Hitchcock put quite rightly: “Always show the knife, never the murder”.
Instant film is great for insinuations rather than cold reality. I'm sure good old Alfred would have liked that.
I also liked one of the baselines of "the Impossible Project", "take a picture of a dream". I was thinking: “Why not make it a nightmare!”
I guess it's all about dark humor!
Are you happy with the result ?
Etes-vous satisfait du résaltat ? Expliquez.
I'm rarely happy with a result, I always wish I could do it over and over again!
With everything I do. I always suspect artists that are happy with their work.
It's never quite finished...
What I like is the unexpected with this film, there is no retouching later, no excuses.
What's next ?
More! More films, more shoots and more shows, always more haha!
And driving my agent crazy!
What is good with instant film, it's from the hip! I love things shot from the hip. And I love doing the opposite of what is expected from me.
Being a rebel has been good for me! It is the kind of work I attract, the impossible!
And now ? A pola-stopmotion movie ?
This film is surely a rebel! It doesn't listen and that is what is fun about it!
He works his photographs as he would for a movie, which brings image to life
Bjorn Tagemose was born in Sweden, and now lives in Antwerp (Belgium).
Getting most of his inspiration from films, he fits very well the European fashion culture, but never forgets his Scandinavian origins. He works his photographs as he would for a movie, which brings image to life, thanks to a precise choice of settings and atmospheres.
With him, models become actors. Being "a real European", he exhibits in prestigeous places all around the continent as the Kulturhuset (Stockolm), the Groeninghe museum (Bruges) or the Louvre (Paris).
It is no surprise that brands like Lee Jeans or Adidas asked him to direct their international advertising campaigns. He also shot and filmed sport-gods like David Beckham and Haile Gbreselassi.
