Shelly Federman | Uniforms & Costumes

Curator: Dalia Levin
April 1, 2006 - July 29, 2006

Underwater, 2004, video, 5:00 min
שלי פדרמן
Inspired by the Hollywood 1940s and 1950s genre of water films, and in the spirit of the period’s star, Esther Williams, a group of swimmers from Kibbutz Revadim near Ashdod was filmed performing synchronized swimming exercises. Their saccharine-sweet performance in stylized golden swimming costumes, pink rubber caps, and a broad smile smeared with red lipstick, obeys the American beauty model of those years. The girls are conscious of the camera; they smile at it, flirt with it, ostensibly seducing it with their beauty. When they come up for air, their laughter can be heard, and underwater they proudly display their appeal and artistry.

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