PV001 → HyperPortraits
Digital photography, digital sculpture
2023
Mathematically, the prefix « hyper »
describes elements integrating a 4th dimension to the 3
dimensions of space. In the work on this page, each sculptural
element contains a portrait, of which only a detail is displayed.
Assembled, these elements form a complete subject, augmented, put to
the power of 1000 : a HyperPortrait.
This hybrid medium tries to exacerbate
the emotions felt by the model, to make sure it is intensly
transmitted to a receiver. Pieces of bodies overstate the proportions
of the model, externalise the feeling barely contained in the body.
They move, swarm, entangle, extrude themselves from the inside
towards the surface where they project the message.
Gardian Series
Baigneur (Cruising) Series
For the Baigneurs, the hyperportrait is applied to a traditional pictural subject, mixing erotic portraits and self-portraits. Each sculptural element is covered with the detail of a portrait : an belly, a thigh, a chest, lips, a penis, a tongue, entangled to create a voluptuous evocation of the body, or a parody. The beach and the sea is reminiscent of gay beaches and outdoor cruising spaces, high place of sensuality. This series explores the self perception of the naked body in a public space, and the confrontation to the perception of others.
Why decide to be naked in a public space ? Does it bring me any sensual sensations ? Am I looking for the validation of others ? Am I an exhibitionist, an autoerotic, a naturist, a weirdo, am I just Queer ?
How do you perceive my naked body ? I consent to your gaze, are you excited ? Do you not consent to looking at me ? Are you analyzing me, deforming me, judging me ?