Photographer and SA Pal Ruth Bayer has put together a delightful book of photographs of people under the influence of room odouriser amyl nitrate.
To capture a moment in which the subject loses control, or at least slackens their grip on the reins, is a frequent goal in photography…In ‘Poppers’ , photographer Ruth Bayer achieves a simple but effective frisson between the composed, formal relationship of camera and subject, and the rogue element introduced by her subjects’ inhalation of Poppers – the street name for a legal compound belonging to the alkyl nitrate family; a muscle relaxant which causes the dilation of blood vessels, leading to increased blood flow and a rush of heat and euphoria.
You can read an interview with Ruth, and see some of her pictures here at Dazed & Confused magazine, or buy the book at Ruth’s own site.
