The Orlando Museum of Art is presenting David LaChapelle: As The World Turns, a retrospective that includes 167 works and represents the photographer’s largest U.S. retrospective. The exhibition focuses on LaChapelle’s use of constructed photography, where sets, props, lighting and direction are planned and built before the camera captures the image.
The show illustrates a range of set construction, from tabletop scenes to room‑sized environments built by carpenters, painters, prop stylists and sculptors. LaChapelle creates his sets in three studios across the United States, using physical props and avoiding AI, and each photograph is presented as a complete production that is staged, lit and composed to convey narrative and visual storytelling. Light is treated as an integral part of the construction, shaping the mood and directing the viewer’s eye across the scene.
Press release issued by Orlando Museum of Art:
https://omart.org/news/building-the-picture-lachapelle-photography/
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