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2000 |
Gelatin Silver Print
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BELIN,
Valerie
(b. 1964 - Boulogne-Billancourt, France) is a photographer
who confronts different motifs in order to overcome them,
or as critic Pierre Wat describes, she "Uses photography
against the deceptive prettiness of the world. Taking
photographs in order to denounce appearances, to reveal
the chaos that teems under each thing." This photograph
is from a series of Moroccan brides. States Belin, "I
am very attracted to the highly ceremonial aspect of the
weddings. The bride may change clothes up to twelve times
in the course of the night, and there is an overabundance
of ornamental decoration in both the clothing and the
setting. I'm also very interested in the outfits themselves:
Rather than emphasize the body, here the body emphasizes
the dress." The objectification of the bride through
the emphasis on her gown may also be evocative of the
way women are regarded in Moroccan culture. shoots objects
such as glasses, silver platters, and wrecked cars all
in black and white.Her objects tend to be closely framed,
isolated and cut off from a context that would allow the
viewer to transform the image into a story. Belin earned
an MA in Philosophy of Art form the Pantheon-Sorbonne
University, Paris, France in 1988. She has exhibited her
work primarily in France since 1994. The artist lives
and works in Paris, France. 2002.125 |
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