LSLK_031 A RITUAL OF IMAGINATIVE PLAY _ PHILIPPE HALSMAN AND SALVADOR DALI / PITSU PAVLOVA AND KUMARI VAIM
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16. november kell 16:00
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Philippe Halsman and Salvador Dalí remain one of the most remarkable creative partnerships in art history.
After meeting in New York in 1941, the two collaborated for nearly four decades, producing an extraordinary body of work that blended Halsman’s technical brilliance with Dalí’s boundless surrealism. Each year they reunited for what Halsman described as a ritual of imaginative play, inventing images that existed only in the space between their minds.
One of their most iconic creations is Dalí Atomicus (1948), inspired by Dalí’s painting Leda Atomica. Often cited as one of the most influential portraits ever made, the photograph required more than two dozen attempts and several hours of precise coordination.
The final image—Dalí suspended midair, water splashing, furniture flying, and cats leaping—stands as a testament to Halsman’s inventive approach to photography and the theatrical possibilities Dalí brought to every frame.
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