BACKSTAGE DREAMS

Backstage Dreams, published by Damiani Books is the first monograph by Eric James Guillemain, bringing together 200 works and spanning 15 years of his career.This book documents the intimate and privileged moments of the actor at their most vulnerable—reserved and introspective before each performance—reflecting, contemplating, and caught off guard. Guillemain’s work is a journey of exploration, rich with fascinating contrasts between empty theatrical sets and a rare series of portraits evoking that final step, that last breath, from the wings to the stage or from the dressing room to the set.From Wim Wenders to Helen Mirren, Nick Cave, Anya Taylor-Joy, Sigourney Weaver, Isabelle Huppert, Jennifer Lawrence, Charlize Theron, Robert Pattinson, Scarlett Johansson, Naomi Watts, Ewan McGregor, Julianne Moore, Simon Baker, Léa Seydoux, Juliette Binoche, Marianne Faithfull, Yōsuke Kubozuka, Matthew McConaughey, Vanessa Paradis, Carla Bruni, Sophie Marceau, Norman Reedus, Diane Kruger, Gwyneth Paltrow, Sharon Stone, and many others, this book offers a glimpse into those usually unseen moments as they transform into an unexpected, meditative, and ultimately spiritual artistic experience. They radiate with the expectation and anticipation of things to come, of creations yet to be unveiled.