META
MORPHOSIS
Project
Immersive photo exhibition
Location
Saint Etienne, France
Year
2013-2017
metamorphosis
noun, plural | met·a·mor·pho·ses
| mɛtəˈmɔːfəsɪs,ˌmɛtəmɔːˈfəʊsɪs
a change of the form or nature of a thing or person into a completely different one.
1. (biology) a profound change in form from one stage to the next in the life history of an organism
2. a complete change of form, structure, or substance, as transformation by magic or witchcraft.
3. any complete change in appearance, character, circumstances, etc.
4. a form resulting from any such change.
5. (pathology)
I. a type of alteration or degeneration in which tissues are changed.
II. the resultant form.
6. (botany) the structural or functional modification of a plant organ or structure during its development.
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METAMORPHOSIS is a photography series that started out in 2013, as a personal project during my 2nd year of studies in France.
I was always fascinated by hands, the complex & organic shape of them. Covered in paint, the appearance of hands shift, becoming more abstract. The paint transforms the otherwise matt surface of the skin into a high-gloss reflective surface. The photos were mirrored and blended in a way that they compose, new, abstract Rorschachian forms, that are giving the viewer the freedom to reinterpret.
In essence, the hands go under a change of form and nature, morphing into something more abstract, they elevate themselves from body parts to complex, organic, intertwined shapes that create an invitation to be discovered & elucidated.
The immersive exhibition concept came along a few years later, as a vision started to form about an environment where this series could be experienced.
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