Aquabumps, Dion Lee and Australian Ballet have collaborated to create an underwater fashion shoot.
The underwater fashion shoot took place in a blacked-out Sydney Olympic Pool.
Dancers draped in Lee’s bespoke designs were choreographed into weightless poses by Australian Ballet artistic director David McAllister.
The pool was blacked out and lit from above to create a feeling of an abyss underwater, with photographer Eugene submerged for four hours during the shoot.
This was a new genre for the photographer, Eugene Tan.
"I’m a beach guy. I shoot with natural light and waves. This project was a good challenge for me.
"This was a very technical shoot with complex lighting, and instead of surfers I had dancers. I was pushed creatively on this – and the outcome is pretty special," he said.
Lee’s bespoke designs included a combination of swim and ready to wear.
“The designs were formed by the idea of dynamic movement through water using sculptural and dimensional perforation, with mindfulness of the body. I explored the idea of balance, contrast and fluidity, particularly as it appears in the aquatic, to create a graphic image,” he said
The project was managed via Dropbox Paper, a digital workspace. A very limited number of prints are available on the Aquabumps website.