Fashion is such a crucial part of culture and the influence of art on fashion and vice versa, is undeniable.
Contemporary fashion photography is an art has been depicted at 'Theatre of Fashion', a photo exhibit which opened on August 19, and is scheduled to run up to September 30, 2006 at the Daelim Contemporary Art Museum, wherein work of 16 top fashion photographers will be displayed.
Event demonstrates steps taken by contemporary fashion photography to become a theater of its own, a spectacle in its own right to appeal and to seduce the viewers.
Exhibition includes catalogs, look books and mobile images as well as still-life photographs.
Spectrum of fashion photography is as wide as its influence, from portrait and photojournalism to documentary, but is distinctive in that it focuses on creating a space of fantasy, by manipulating a scene and inventing a style, rather than 'capturing' the moment.