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UNTITLED, 2023Untitled 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.
Untitled, 2023, Pigment print on pre-pasted paper, 308 x 158 cm


View of the exhibition True colors, CEPV, Vevey, 2023