Tatyana Kudryashova photographs Sara Frazzetta at a private poolside. Shooting in black and white strips the location of its vacation-brochure associations and turns it into something more structural. Frazzetta, a trained ballerina and freelance model, infuses classical influences into every frame: the arched reach toward the umbrella, the extension through the feet, the way she holds a line. Kudryashova works with that instinct rather than directing against it.
The sequence alternates between full-body silhouettes and tight, almost abstract body compositions. One frame isolates nothing but wet skin, bikini straps and the surface tension of pool water. Another pulls back far enough to make Frazzetta a figure inside an architectural frame. The swimwear functions not only as a garment but as a graphic element against her skin. Kudryashova's decision to shoot the whole set in monochrome forces the eye toward form, texture and tonal range.
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