Contemporary photography of ancient statues, Andrew Hazewinkel photography

Subtle shifts in focus across two successive negatives reveal the facial details of Warrior B, one of two heroically scaled bronze male figures that occupy a stylistic position between the end of the Archaic and the beginning of the Classical periods in Mediterranean antiquity.

The mid fourth century BCE Riace Bronzes (known as Warrior A and Warrior B), today stand in an architectural space designed specifically for them at the National Archaeological Museum of Reggio Calabria in Italy. However, this image was captured during the filming of Hazewinkel's video work Warrior A Warrior B, as the figures lay side by side in provisional structures whilst undergoing material analysis and conservation processes. For the artist, the figure's temporary horizontality imbued them with a sense of exposed vulnerability. 



^{Hazewinkel's access to the bronzes and photographic permissions were provided courtesy of
Ministero per i Beni e le Attivita Culturali Soperintendenza per i Beni Archeologici della Calabria.}