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Taking a plunging view at the performers as they take a rest on the kerbside A far-fetched inspiration of Hockney’s “Bigger Splash” in reverse without water The genial painting with a genial name an unforgettable image A sea of brown bodies waving and weaving Like water curves alter the visual perception Photo Hugh Ardoin The […]
Getting serious about fun, a group of performers take a rest Under the supervision and protection of the toughest ladies The younger chick is kept at a safe distance of the foxes Glitter and flesh corralled in a no-grope area before the gauntlet run Photo Hugh Ardoin The Notting Hill 2017 Carnival Gallery
Perched on the sidelines like a flock of hummingbirds Performers take a short rest before restarting the show Ruffling their feathers, polishing the rhinestones of their crowns Bodies oiled like sleek machines waiting for the action Photo Hugh Ardoin The Notting Hill 2018 Carnival Gallery
Exhausted performers wander aimlessly on the sidelines They take a moment of rest away from the body to body combat Soon the mas bands will recall their troops and it will start all over again The rigs will begin the slow motion forward in a thunder of reggae and soca Hundreds of hands rising to […]
The resupply truck is mobbed by frenzied performers Food and beverages are handed over at the tailgate Almost thrown at the threatening twerking ravenous lot Dream meets reality at middle of the road like a jolted wake-up Flying sandwiches, Rum and Coca-Cola Photo Hugh Ardoin The Galleries
Two dancers put up a VIP show for the camera The young black beauties twerk and shake and the street is the club Under this angle their costumes looking like giant diapers There is no inhibitions on carnival days , fun is everywhere Photo Hugh Ardoin The Notting Hill Carnival Galleries
Tropic fusion comes to the boiling point Sublimation is only a matter of minutes Two performers improvise a play for the camera The long scroll of the Carnival history unfurls Every move, every look is a part of the collective memory The long chain of the history of mankind link by link Like an anchor […]