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2005, Photogravure, Edition of 36, signed, dated and titled on face, 28 x 21 ½ inches; Published by Stalke Gallery, Copenhagen, printed by Niels Borch Jensen, Copenhagen

Dimitry Gelfand, the model, is a Russian, and is married to Evelina Domnitch. He was photographed in 4 x 5 in 2004. 'Oxygen' written in Russian is represented by its first letter placed sideways on his chest. Similar to the female version, the body elements follow in descending proportion by weight. The type was painted and press type directly on his body. Opposites were sought in the pairing of both images–male/female, husband/wife, Russian/English, East/West, front/back, image/text.