I just finished my first collaborative series. For this project I joined forces with my cousin, professional dancer Fabrice Omores, one of the cofounders of the art collective WOA (World of Art).

Though this is the 1st time we did a photo shoot together, this is not the first time we worked on creating something together. While I was still a professional dancer, we several times shared the stage and presented choreographies we had pieced together. Heck, we both started our dance careers together on the same stage. But while I switched to photography as my way of expression, he perfected his dance knowledge and experience to a transcending level. And now after more than five years we finally got to work together again.

This series is about specific characteristics of a few astral bodies. We chose to illustrate:

The strength and power of the sun
The discreet symbolic nature of the moon
The harsh and cold nature of Mercury
The weightlessness of the gases on Jupiter
The mystery of the Super-Earth Janssen (known as 55 cancri-e)

Fabrice opted for contemporary and modern dance poses that were mostly meditative and showing restraint, as opposed to his usual more aerial and physical breakdance and martial arts background.

A word from Fabrice Omores/WOA:

The concept for our “Planetarium” vision is a call to inner peace, strength and energy of each planet, visited through a meditation process.

The sharing process of this experience has been divinely guided, which drove us to choose a visual release medium (photography), hoping that it will impact our audience as much it did us.

A short description of each planet has been added on our website: WOA, in respect for our universe, the audience and our artistic curiosity. Sharing is an important part of any experience, and we hope it will inspire you also.

- JANSSEN / MYSTERIOUS -