http://www.bernardfaucon.net/v2/bernard_faucon_english.html
Discovering photography soon after working as a fine art painter, his work has a love of youth and dream-like beauty. Saturated colour, natural settings and the use of mannequins become prominent in his work.
Les Grandes Vacances
My response
It isn't the love of youth and dream-like play I aim to draw inspiration from. Prior to researching further into the reasons behind Faucon's work it was my initial response that lured me in to this work. My response was that of confusion and wonder at this little window of strange. His scenes are largely set up, dressing up the mannequins, setting props around the "set" etc., but it is the sporadic (at first glance) nature of the set up that I wish to take and experiment with.
Scattering of the mannequins/parts definitely make an interesting image. My aim currently is to do simply this, to leave the audience with their own thoughts. The colour image reminds myself of religious paintings, the sunlight is low and highlights beautifully against the natural setting/tones of the forest. Whilst the ghostly hands stand out, gracefully held in their delicate stature.
Random and playful placements across a scene. They do speak of playfulness, but it is quite eerie at the same time. The statues stand out, their forms ghostly white with delicate form - comparative to the complicated busy-ness of the forest - leaves covering the earth and twigs/vines/branches reaching out in every direction. It is quite an eerie scene indeed.
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