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.

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.