Photography

Series Vitalité Hypocrite // Marisol

Chocolate on the face - at least with today's massages, this is not completely unusual. However, this very thick chocolate cream on the skin is more of a rarity. Marisol felt a little dirty and unnatural herself: "It felt like my skin was not my skin. Usually chocolate is there to eat. But well, that was for a good cause. And I'm glad that this chocolate did not contain palm oil." The color of the chocolate is comparatively monochrome and shines in the light. One would think, on the chocolate itself lies a plastic film. The plastic pieces are mainly taken from food products. Marisol sees plastic as a big burden: "Plastic remains in the environment. I've even tried lately not to buy anything that's wrapped in plastic. But that's extremely difficult. "And the global food chain is making me feel uncomfortable:" I feel a bit guilty about buying an avocado in France thousands of miles away."

Series Vitalité Hypocrite // Lyse

The preparation of this organic layer on the skin could also have been the beginning of a classic "soirée". The story is quickly told: tomatoes, lemons and avocado are needed to prepare guacamole. Lyse could not resist the temptation and had to try it once or twice before the guacamole was applied to her face. We had to make the photos fast, because not only the consistency on the skin changed quickly, but also the color. The rich green of avocado pulp is quickly getting dark.

Series Vitalité Hypocrite // Myrna

This picture dances something out of line: it was created outside and not in the studio. In November 2017 it was the first photoshoot of the series Vitalité Hypocrite. Myrna and I met in the dark at Buttes Chaumont. The clay on the skin is already getting its first cracks. Because it dries quickly and changes its color: The earth gets lighter. This created a striking contrast between the parts in the eye area and the forehead. Myrna recalls: "It felt very wet and added that it was cold. As the clay crumbled, the plastic felt smooth. The plastic was like a foreign body. I try to do without it. On the other hand, I would like to and can not do without organic products: plant and animal products are vital. "

Series Hidden Treasures // 14 Arrondissement Paris

Pour moi, le XXIV Arrondissement est avant tout un lieu de tranquillité. Il y a beaucoup de familles qui y résident et beaucoup d’espaces vertes. Moi, qui a habité entre le grand parc Montsouris et le campus de la cité universitaire, je ressens toujours du calme en rentrant chez moi dans le 14ème.

Je me sens très complet à Paris. La vie et les quartiers sont très variés. Donc on ne s’ennuie jamais à Paris. Je viens d’une grande ville aux Etats-Unis, et je ne cesse pas d’être étonné par la nature conviviale de Paris. Les gens vont aux marchés, ils se détendent en prenant un expresso dans un café le midi, ils utilisent la pléthore de rues piétonnes, et même des professionnels vont au travail le matin à vélo ! Malgré sa taille, Paris reste chaleureux.

Series Hidden Treasures // 13 Arrondissement Paris

L’esplanade de la BNF (XIII Arrondissement) est un endroit que j’adore : Entre le tableau romantique parisien de la Seine qui coule sous les ponts et la modernité industrielle d’un quartier périphérique. Cet endroit respire, laisse place à la rêverie mélancolique. J’associe cet endroit à mes dimanches soir au cinéma, aux soirées sur les quais de la râpée en été, des moments d’insouciance et de légèreté.

Comment je me sens à Paris ? Simplement chez moi. J’y suis née et j’y ai grandi, j’ai ce sentiment de stabilité et de réconfort quand j’y reviens. Pourtant cette ville a encore tant de secrets pour moi, ce qui prouve l’étendue de sa richesse.

Series Hidden Treasures // 16 Arrondissement Paris

L’esplanade du Trocadéro (XVI Arrondissement) représente pour moi un endroit très touristique de Paris. J’y allais avec mes parents quand j’étais enfant pour observer la tour Eiffel et j’y emmène mes amis de passage à Paris. Cet endroit symbolise le « beau Paris », le Paris carte postale.

J’associe trois caractéristiques à la vie à Paris : la richesse, la vitesse et la dureté. La ville est pleine de possibilités de toutes sortes, unique en France et au monde. Tout va vite ici : Je suis d’un caractère un peu dispersé et j’ai tendance à perdre le souffle, à force de courir après les milliers de choses à faire ! La vie parisienne est dure aussi. Les gens semblent plus fermés et moins attentifs aux autres, l’ambiance est très différente de ce que j’ai vu ailleurs.

Series Hidden Treasures // 6 Arrondissement Paris

Montparnasse, c’est les galettes et le cidre breton partagés avec mes potes de Sciences Po. C’est le quartier cosy du film au ciné du dimanche soir.

Montparnasse ist für mich Galette, ein Glas bretonischer Cidre mit meinen Freunden von Sciences Po. Ein gemütliches Viertel, das für sonntägliche Filmabende steht.

Paris, c’est une saveur douce/amère – les hivers gris et pluvieux qui couvre une ville splendide et une multitude de gens formidables. En été, Paris c’est comme la première gorgée de bière sur les quais de Seine – une marmite de plaisirs minuscules.

Series Hidden Treasures // 8 Arrondissement Paris

Le IX Arrondissement pour moi est un quartier bourgeois, élégant, caractérisé par ses longues avenues Haussmanniennes, un quartier calme entouré par des quartiers plus mouvementés. Sans doute, c’est l’Arrondissement de l’Opéra.

Series 6e.Nuit.Vide // Title Chaleur

Series 6e.Nuit.Vide // Title Forêt Urbaine

Series 6e.Nuit.Vide // Title Stop

Series Vitalité Hypocrite // Marie

It sticks and sticks. That's not surprising. And above all, it drips extremely. Marie had to feel that during the photos again and again, when the honey ran over her face. Honey is a true natural product that we owe to the endangered bees. For the photoshooting we bought the honey in the bio food store. Bread and medicines - vital products in our everyday lives. At Marie's sight, we can get a picture of everyday products, often in plastic packaging waiting to be used. Speaking of view: We know the slightly pinched eyes from a different context: fashion photography. However, in that branch they use less honey - no doubt about it. And do not be alarmed: There is no British turkey in the honey, as a small sticker on the left of her nose would suggest.

Series Vitalité Hypocrite // Hannah

"The sauce was cold and itched" - to briefly quote Hannah's emotional state. The tomato sauce is bright orange. And yet she lets the skin underneath recognize. Under the eyes plastic parts are glued, which are used for the suspension of brittle material during transport. The barcode on the mouth identifies us as viewers as consumers who can not run away from the plastic. Anyone can, Hannah finds his contribution to reducing the plastic afford: "We try to consider in our living community trivialities in everyday life in order to reduce consumption: No one goes shopping without a small textile bag, my roommate and I often go to the Turkish and Arab Supermarkets in Frankfurt's Bahnhofsviertel. There is the vegetables. On the other hand, everyday life shows its daily limits: "As long as I eat yogurt daily and buy cheap clothes that contain microplastic, I contribute to plastic consumption."

Vitatlité Hypocrite

Expo Paris

Sciences Po

Photo series Vitalité Hypocrite

After exhibitions in Germany, Düsseldorf and Berlin, humanist photographer Luis Nicolas Jachmann, a student at Sciences Po, asks the question of conscience - via his photo series Vitalité Hypocrite: Are we ready for a radical change? the end of the plastic empire? Or does consumption catch up with us and bind us with its spirit of waste?

His portraits on a black background join two more contrary than complementary worlds: the texture of the face consists of an organic product covered with colored plastic waste, products of everyday life. The expression of the face is reminiscent of fashion prints in magazines, on posters: attractive, manipulative, idealizing.

One thing is not (yet) possible without the other: the durable, the organic, is packaged in plastic. Daily life in supermarkets, production lines, our cycles. The return to the organic is put in the wrong light due to the relevance of the plastic.

At his first exhibition in France, Luis Nicolas Jachmann reminds us that we can all question our consumption. It is not to wash the conscience, but for a future worth living. For us and future generations. A photographic awakening, a colorful reminder that it's not too late to sharpen our senses in the face of social challenges.

Kiez parisien

Expo Berlin

Photo series

Hidden treasures + Vide.6e.Nuit

La série « Hidden Treasures » se compose de dix portraits d’étudiants de Sciences Po Paris. Chacune des photos ont été prises dans des arrondissements différents. Le parcours de ces étudiants est marqué par un haut niveau de mobilité, chacun(e) partant un an à l’étranger. Malgré leurs déménagements, ils ont tout de même su créer des liens affectifs forts avec leurs endroits préférés.

Photography

Vitatlité Hypocrite

Expo Paris

Sciences Po

Photo series Vitalité Hypocrite

Kiez parisien

Expo Berlin

Photo series

Hidden treasures + Vide.6e.Nuit

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