Roya Geale – un regard oblique

George Caddy :: Roya Geale puts on a spectacular display of flexibility and balance, similar to ‘needle scale’ poses struck by professional adagio dancers and contortionists, in which a standing front split is done, while holding the back leg overhead, Bondi Beach, January 1941 / src: State Library of New South Wales

George Caddy :: Candlestick. This triple balance involves one woman (Roya Geale) standing on the necks of two men, who in turn shoulder-balance on the feet of two others, forming a five-person centerpiece. Bondi Beach, 1930’s-1940’s