Roy Stuart Glimpse 10: 14

Roy Stuart: Glimpse 10.14

From the unpublished Glimpse notebooks. Unlike the controlled tableaux of his earlier volumes, 10.14 exists in a threshold space—the 10th hour of a marathon shoot, the 14th attempt at a movement that cannot be faked. The resulting image is less about transgression than suspension: a held breath, a dropped guard, the vanishing point where performance meets reflex. Roy Stuart Glimpse 10 14

A single, unflinching frame. The shutter lingers. In this glimpse—number ten, take fourteen—the choreography of desire collapses into a single gesture. A turned back. A slackened hand. The air between bodies thickens not with action, but with what was just spoken. The voyeur becomes the confidant. The pose, a confession. Glimpse 10.14 Roy Stuart: Glimpse 10

She doesn’t look at the camera. That’s the rule. But for one unscripted second—between the 10th setup and the 14th take—she does. Roy leaves it in. The rest of the film is just waiting for that fracture to heal. Roy Stuart: Glimpse 10.14 (2002/2023) Archival pigment print / digital video still A single, unflinching frame

Based on the aesthetic of his work (raw, theatrical, voyeuristic, black-and-white or muted color), here are three options for how you might present this text, depending on your intent (e.g., a title card, a DVD menu description, or an art piece caption).

It’s difficult to pinpoint exactly what “Roy Stuart Glimpse 10 14” refers to, as it’s not a standard, widely known film or book title. Roy Stuart is known for his provocative, cinematic photographic series and films (often The Roy Stuart Series or Glimpse ). “10 14” could be a chapter/volume number, a runtime, or a date.