On the occasion of the OVNi festival (Objectif Vidéo Nice) 2024, we will present, on the gallery’s upper floor, the film Sans titre (2011) by Natacha Lesueur…
On the occasion of the OVNi festival (Objectif Vidéo Nice) 2024, we will present, on the gallery’s upper floor, the film Sans titre (2011) by Natacha Lesueur , from her series Carmen Miranda . Natacha Lesueur Sans titre, 2011 series Carmen Miranda 16 mm film transferred to HD video Duration: 4 minutes 30 seconds, loop Natacha Lesueur . Natacha Lesueur invents unprecedented images. Their singularity rests on the strangeness that inhabits them. The faces and bodies she depicts are almost always those of female models. Through various processes, she subverts her characters and portraits by introducing chimeras. Their plastic force places them at the confluence of painting, sculpture and performance. Series Carmen Miranda (2009–2011) . Since 2009, Natacha Lesueur has created photographic staged scenes using a model to replay the character of Carmen Miranda . This Portuguese-Brazilian actress and dancer was particularly famous in the United States during the 1940s, when she starred in some fifteen hit films. Carmen Miranda embodied a certain exoticism, wearing fruit-adorned hats and extravagant samba costumes, displaying an exuberant sensuality. Her character blended South American cultures without distinction, a media construction entirely fabricated, of which Hollywood was the first promoter. Natacha Lesueur captures this icon through meticulous work on costumes, accessories, poses, framing and light. It is therefore a matter of reconstruction and reincarnation. Exhibition "Beauté Convulsive" by Jacqueline Gainon
