LIFE & DEATH
The X-Static PRO=CeSS exhibition presented work that explored a new space between still and moving images. Madonna presented herself as “a performer in a landscape where she created and brought her ideas to life or death”. Steven Klein’s intention was to work with Madonna as a performance artist, creating a situation where she could respond directly to the camera without constraint.
DEHUMANIZING FORCES
The project was not about photography of celebrity, but about the person and the passions beneath the surface. Klein sees Madonna as a messenger, asking people to wake up and confront the dehumanizing forces in the contemporary world.