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* and Umbrella

A crowd of guys* and very few women* are watching this elegant stunt: a woman* in mid air, jumping with a vast umbrella in a pool. The magical character of photography is well represented by this static flight, a frozen movement, something that is hardly visible to the eye. The title “Sprung mit Schirm und Charme” (engl.: leap with umbrella and charm) underlines the gendered aspect of the image.  Is spectatorship charming? And did it hurt (the stunt)?