LES APPARENCES, 2025
Pigment print on proofing paper,
64 x 48 cm
14,5 x 10,5 cm each
Pigment print on proofing paper,
64 x 48 cm
La bonne éducation, From the series Les apparences, 2025,4K digital video (16:9), color, sound, 5' 51" (looped),
single-channel installation
Salle Perrier, Renens,
2025
Salle Perrier, Renens,
2025
Salle Perrier, Renens,
2025
SALTATION, 2024
Saltation is a series of three self-portraits that explore the relationship with the self, the body and the posture adopted to face the external gaze. Through notions of self-control and appearance management, this work explores how each individual constructs their own representation, constantly oscillating between self-expression and the pressure to adopt certain social poses. The initial intention of this series was to play with relatively conventional, stereotypical poses derived from certain social codes, and then to counter them by adopting their opposite stance. However, once the range of possible poses had been exhausted, preparation gave way to improvisation and more unusual expressions. Developed around an automatic shooting protocol, approximately five-hundred images were produced, all taken with a camera placed frontally against a white paper background and lit from multiple sources to ensure an even scene. As the images progressed, I gradually let go, sometimes finding myself hunched over, sometimes stretching out, reminiscent of Robert Longo’s Men in the Cities series. Ultimately, this work is about how we play with our own image and the inherent complexity of any quest for self-representation. It also highlights the ambiguity of the control offered by photographic editing when attempting to convey a symbolic truth.
Dye sublimation print on fabric,
320 x 130 cm
Dye sublimation print on fabric,
320 x 130 cm
Dye sublimation print on fabric,
320 x 130 cm
Biennale Images, Vevey,
2024
Biennale Images, Vevey,
2024
UNTITLED, 2023
Untitled is a work that seeks to explore the influence of colour on the perception of a depicted person, drawing on Michel Pastoureau’s theorisation of the six “officially recognised” colours. By photographing the same person against different coloured backgrounds, the intention was to show how these hues, laden with cultural and psychological significance, shape the way viewers project ideas or emotions onto the subject. Each portrait was created in a studio using a Hasselblad 500 CM and Kodak Portra 160 film, against paper backgrounds representing the six theorised colours. Once developed, the images were scanned and assembled into a contact sheet, giving the viewer a sense of authenticity and evoking the photographic process. The resulting print was then hung on the wall like wallpaper, confronting the viewer with real size portraits that reinforce the ambiguity of the subject’s proximity. The work thus emphasises the evocative power of colour, playing with repetition and variation. Using a clean, minimalist aesthetic, the project explores the relationship between appearance and chromatic symbolism, opening up a space for reflection on perception and the role of colour in our collective imagination.
Pigment print on pre-pasted paper,
308 x 158 cm
CEPV, Vevey,
2023
HUIS CLOS, 2023
Huis clos is a series of images composed of twenty-four photographs, divided into six groups. Each group thus depicts a room in a fictional apartment in which models pose with an attitude emphasizing their solitude, cohabiting with a decor that is uniquely theirs. Though each room appears distinct, all of these sets were in fact constructed in a single space, my bedroom, reinforcing the sense of an enclosed environment. These rooms are represented through a wide shot, a still life, a portrait, and finally a close-up. By creating these spaces from scratch, the intention is to invite the viewer to question themes such as staging, the performed image, photographic theatricality, and perception. The images first catch the eye with their centered framing, frontal viewpoints, and minimalist aesthetic. Studio backdrops are used as walls, which immediately creates ambiguity regarding reality while also reinforcing the specificity of each room by assigning it a particular color. The objects themselves are few in number and, as a result, stand out more prominently, both in their own right and in relation to each other. Finally, the characters are shown alone, among objects, in moments of pause, hovering between presence and absence, thus recalling certain interior scenes from figurative painting, as exemplified for instance by Vilhelm Hammershøi or Bernard Buffet. Through these stagings, reality and unreality merge thanks to the ambivalence created between ornamentation and objectivity, also evoking Thomas Demand’s ambiguous scenarios. Moreover, a kind of absurdity emerges from the fact that objects and figures occupy the same level : the characters are thereby objectified, while the objects are elevated. Furthermore, the models’ poses seem to question their very existence. Their faces are melancholic, their expressions stiff, their bodies frozen, reminiscent of certain portraits by Charles Fréger. Lastly, a particular relationship to perception is called into question, reminiscent of Barbara Probst. How do we see things ? How is a completely artificial space perceived ? How do images conceived as a series influence one another ? How can a single image create the dramatic shift that alters the viewer’s gaze ?
Pigment print laminated on aluminum,
60 x 45 cm
Pigment print laminated on aluminum,
60 x 45 cm
Pigment print laminated on aluminum,
60 x 45 cm
Pigment print laminated on aluminum,
60 x 45 cm
STATMENT
Lucien Giorgis (2001, CH) is a photographer who lives and works in London. His work examines the photographic medium both in its materiality and in its capacity to represent and reinvent reality. By using a process of reduction, he seeks to eliminate any superfluous elements, creating images in which every detail finds its place, serving a broader line of thought. The themes he addresses stem from intimate and societal questions, hovering at the edge of autofiction. He is particularly interested in notions such as personal identity, self-expression, namely what individuals choose to reveal or conceal, social postures, and the normative frameworks that govern certain interactions. In doing so, he questions the mechanisms of projection, personification, and control offered by photography, exploring how this medium influences what we reveal or hide about ourselves, while also opening a broader reflection on constructed imagery. These reflections highlight the tensions between what is apparent and what is meant to be concealed. By confronting these dualities, his images call into question the social, cultural, and identity constructs that shape our realities, while allowing for a more open and personal reading.
EDUCATION
➔ MA in Photography, 2026, RCA, London, UK
➔ Higher Diploma in Visual Communication, specialization in Photography, 2025, CEPV, Vevey, CH
➔ VET Diploma in Photography, 3rd Prize, 2023, CEPV, Vevey, CH
AWARDS AND GRANTS
➔ Shortlisted, Festival d’Hyères, 2024
➔ Shortlisted, Prix Photoforum, 2023
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
➔ Sudden, unpredictable actions, 2025, Salle Perrier, Renens, CH
➔ Fake photo fair, 2025, Standard Deluxe, Lausanne, CH
➔ Toute ressemblance serait fortuite, 2024, Biennale Images, Vevey, CH
➔ Soupçonne moi du meilleur, 2024, La mûre, Marseille, FR
➔ True colors, 2023, CEPV, Vevey, CH
COLLECTIVE PUBLICATIONS
➔ Hors-scène : Le théâtre des images, 2024, CEPV, CH
➔ No more heroes : A code of practice for collaboration in photography, 2024, Self-published group, CH
➔ Let the wind take care of everything, 2024, Mörel books, UK
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