Brad Walls doesn’t just take photos, he reimagines how we see the world. The Australian-born, New York–based visual artist has carved a niche in the art world through his signature aerial style, turning movement and everyday spaces into clean, graphic compositions. Whether it’s ballet dancers, synchronized swimmers, or architectural spaces, Walls captures his subjects from above, transforming them into precise, quiet, visual rhythms. His latest series, PASSÉ, turns the classical form of ballet into minimalist choreography viewed from above, offering a fresh and unexpected perspective on performance. The series is presented in a New York exhibition, on view from September 12th to 14th, 2025.

In PASSÉ, the Australian photographer presents an immersive exhibition that reimagines ballet through a striking monochromatic red environment. Visitors step onto the original red carpet and into The Red Room, where life-sized photographic prints of dancers from New York City Ballet, American Ballet Theatre, Joffrey Ballet School, and Ballet East surround them at eye level, placing audiences within the frame itself. Developed with choreographer Ian Schwaner, the project fuses classical ballet with graphic design precision, highlighting movement, symmetry, and stillness. Guests receive a handwritten postcard from a featured ballerina, transforming observation into a personal keepsake, while the exhibition as a whole blurs the boundary between performer and viewer, inviting audiences to inhabit the emotional world of ballet.