Synopsis
Masquerade features a series of 7 large-scale black and white digital photographs inspired by and utilizing film stills from Louis Feuillade’s 1915 film series Les Vampires. The project’s conceptual intention is to reveal innovative forms of female representation within a silent-film aesthetic.
The works produced for Masquerade are situated at the juncture between performance art and new tendencies in digitally manipulated photography.
Material
Digital camera, photoshop, Canon ImagePrograf 9000 printer on polypropylène, 68"x48".
Techniques
Acting as director and performer, the images are a re-enactment of photo stills from Louis Feuillade's 1915 "Les Vampires" film.