Surrealist Body
This ongoing photographic project is based on my attraction to surrealist painting, in particular the work of René Magritte. His two paintings “Torse nu dans les nuages” (1937) and “Magie noire” (1945) were the first source of inspiration.
Transforming human bodies into sculpted torsos and also, within the same image, depicting them in different ways offer greater freedom to illustrate an idea.
The composition is minimal in favor of color, which takes sometimes center stage. Color alone can express a message, for example minimising the role of a character.
The cloud motif, so dear to René Magritte, is a major component. Depending on the image, the clouds become an enhancement to the body, a support for an element or a vector of dynamics.
The association of two images, forming a diptych, suggests a story to tell, up to each one to imagine it.
In the end, photography dialogues with painting and sculpture.
Since the project began a year ago, a number of images have been selected for group exhibitions and won awards in various international competitions.
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