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 (third from the left at EPCOT, 1984) Born hyper, my
parents enrolled me in ballet, tap, jazz and unicycling as a wee child
hoping that I would be able to shake off my extra energy. In all
my classes, I jumped around a lot. Decades later, I'm still unable to
sit still for too long.
I started taking jump pictures regularly in early 2002 during a visit to Rome, Italy. Tired of the "me in front of the Colosseum" picture, I asked Silvio (partner in crime) to take a picture of me jumping in front of different landmarks. When we returned home, we showed the pictures to friends who all roared with laughter. I thought, "Okay, this is funny!" So for the rest of our 2002 holidays we took pictures jumping in Viet Nam, Sweden, France, Japan, Cambodia, and the United States. Friends started to send us pictures of themselves jumping on holiday. Strangers who saw my pictures forwarded by friends sent pictures of themselves jumping. Now, strangers online send me pictures. I like jump pictures. For starters, it's been a long time since any of us jumped for anything. People make funny faces when they jump (I on the other hand, usually sport a crazy manipulated smile from years of cheerleading and dance competitions). I also think it's funny to see how people realize a jump; I have seen some of the strangest aerial positions ever witnessed when I do jump sessions with friends. Lastly, jumping makes people smile. Harking back to childhood memories of moon bounces and cannonballs into the pool, people almost always laugh after a good jump session. I hope the FAKEFUNK JUMP PROJECT makes you smile. If you enjoy the FAKEFUNK JUMP PROJECT, I highly recommend that you check out Phillippe Halsman's Jump Book. |