Staley+Wise: "Revenge" March-April, 2003 See also Revenge gallery. See also Revenge A+C gallery. See also Black Garters and Riding Crops interview with photos. See also Pobeda Gallery "Revenge" Exhibition. See also Marato Gallery "Revenge" Exhibition.

photos and text from Staley+Wise Gallery past exhibitions and old current exhibition The always provocative Ellen Von Unwerth has created a sadomasochistic story told in pictures. A sexy romp in the country, in which three young women arrive at a Baroness' estate expecting a relaxing weekend, and find something entirely different. In these startlingly erotic photos, Von Unwerth explores the vocabulary of bondage; the chains, ropes, masks, corsets, and hardware. The participants in the story; the girls, the Baroness, her chauffer, and the stablehand, combine the dark and dangerous along with the fun and games of contemporary life in the fast lane. Ellen Von Unwerth was born in Germany in the mid 1950's. She worked in a circus as assistant to the knife thrower and as a model after being discovered walking down the street in her native Munich. Von Unwerth's fashion work is published in American, Italian, and British Vogue, Interview and Vanity Fair. Her books include "Snaps", "Wicked", and "Couples".

Images are presented in the order in which they appear in the book.

Chapter 1: The Arrival

Chapter 2: The Garden

Chapter 4: Capture

Chapter 5: Degradation, Anyone?

Chapter 6: The Education of Marie-Louise, Part 1

Chapter 7: Restraint

Chapter 8: Isabelle

Chapter 9: Discipline

Chapter 10: The Stable

Chapter 11: The Education of Marie-Louise, Part 2

Chapter 13: Revenge

Chapter 15: Victory

(The following image isn't found in the book.)