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DES CONSTRUCTION
Some stories begin with construction, but mine begins with destruction. This series of self-portraits depicts a woman rebuilding herself and ultimately reconnecting with her femininity. The project uses «avant-garde» makeup techniques and photography work that explores long exposure. These photos are originals concepts, inspired by pictorial ideas such as the Rocco mouvement.
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brutal.
Brutal-2020
How can one be so sweet, yet so brutal? February 14th is a day we use to celebrate love. But when you're single, it’s easy to feel lonely, so I invited my friends and their friends to avoid that feeling. We laughed, drank, and shared a good time.
At midnight, as it grew late, some people left while others stayed. By 2 a.m., after dancing and chatting about everything and nothing, we were ready to sleep. However, there were three of us, and my double bed didn’t have enough room for all those bodies. So, we inflated a mattress. While we waited for the bed to inflate, this man, lying on his side, looked at me in a way no man had ever looked at me before. His gaze, full of desire and mischief, left a permanent mark on me. In that moment, I knew I was plunging into a dark abyss. I dissociated, and when I came back to my body, I fought against the grip of his hands on me. Later that night, while he slept peacefully on the inflated mattress, I cried silently.
Brutal. My body, faced such brutality, was burning under the weight of this cruelty. Brutal. Two days of total silence, unable to leave my bed. Brutal. Three months of feeling guilty for letting this man into my home, and after all, the world spends its time blaming women for every wrong. Brutal. After four months, an impulse took hold of me, an inexplicable urge to express this shame, this pain, this brutal suffering. Brutal.
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pointilisme
plastique
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renaissance.
RENAISSANCE - 2022
When we go through such a vast range of hostile emotions, it’s easy to lose all sense of individuality. I had to let my pernicious feelings wither away before embarking on a long healing process, alone. This thorny path led me into deep reflection, allowing me to gain a better understanding of myself, my body, and my femininity, ultimately leading to a rebirth. However, I realized that the past will always be an integral part of my present. It will surface in the most unexpected places and at the least opportune moments; one must simply make peace with the past so that the present can coexist.
Renaissance symbolizes the union of initial acts, as our relationship with life is shaped by the experiences that precede us. Moreover, it draws inspiration from the Rococo movement, whether through the use of flowers or the hazy, dreamy atmosphere created by long exposure photography.
POINTILISME
Plastique - 2021
For a long time, I tried to evade so many repressed emotions, such as grief, love, and hatred. As a storm brewed in my life, reality became unbearable, and I isolated myself, taking refuge in a parallel, blue world. From afar, I watched my life pass by, crumbling, like a taxi passenger observing the landscape as it fades away. Then, suddenly and brutally, all the emotions I had accumulated came crashing down on me. I gave in, finding myself in tears. I cried until the tears choked my words. I cried. I cried because I was pained by simply existing. I cried. I cried because I couldn’t love myself. I cried because I longed to fly farther. I cried.
Plastic Pointillism is inspired by the pictorial movement of pointillism. By using makeup, I created tears with strings, which form dots, or even lines, as a dot has neither beginning nor end. These strings not only symbolize tears but also transform the appearance of the face. By distorting the face, they represent how sorrow transforms and changes each individual, contributing to their growth.