Ralph Perou: 21 Years in Hell
For over two decades, British photographer Ralph Perou has been photographing Marilyn Manson. His exhibition 21 Years in Hell is a collection of these photographs exhibited in La Termica, Malaga since October 2020.
La Termica Malaga
La Termica is located just outside of the city of Malaga past the Russian Museum. It’s a beautiful building covered in traditional Spanish tiles and was used as a hospital and a school for children in need in the past. Now it is a cultural centre and “cultural container” and offers art residencies, workshops, training and support to creators and entrepreneurs.
Having seen that the Marilyn Manson exhibition was closing during the week, we decided to make a visit to see it last Sunday.
It was a really sunny day, just perfect for a cycle particularly when there a cycle lanes for most of the way there and back. One of the cycles lanes led past a nice bar which we saw on the way to the photography exhibition so I made a mental note to myself to suggest to Enid that we should stop for a caña of beer and a glass of wine as passed on our return journey home. The featured picture shows you what she thought of that idea!!
Images of the Perou / Manson Photographic Exhibition
The exhibition was truly stunning. Perou’s work is phenomenal in that just about every photograph looked like it should be featured as an album cover. Marilyn Manson of course is a work of art in himself in that he seems to use his body as a canvas in which he paints himself with make up or covers himself up with striking clothes, or alternatively he takes off his clothes and exposes his body (or canvas) in it’s raw state.
All in all the energy that is exuded from the photographs and the exhibition as a whole is pure electric and they give great insight in to the world of Manson. From looking at the works, I would imagine that Perou and Manson have a very familiar relationship with one another and that they respect each other greatly. They allow each other do the thing that they do best and the results are apparent.
It was a riveting exhibition of superior work. I’m very glad I got to see it before it closed.
Here’s pics of the show for you to enjoy:
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