Corpus

The skin constitutes a particular boundary between what is visible and what remains hidden within the depths of the body. On its surface we may observe traces of the activity of internal organs — tensions, pulsations, changes of temperature or subtle reactions that reveal the presence of an invisible life beneath the surface.

The human being is a user of a body in which countless processes take place beyond the reach of sight. This dark and inaccessible zone is covered by something deeply human — the surface of the skin. It is precisely here that subtle signs of internal activity appear, evoking a variety of emotional and aesthetic responses.

The back, which forms the central motif of this series, is presented as a vast surface of the body — almost like a landscape of skin. Deprived of the expression of the face and the presence of the gaze, it becomes a place where attention is focused on the very matter of corporeality. Folds of skin, tensions of muscles and delicate variations of the surface create an image that simultaneously reveals and conceals what lies beneath.

Perhaps this is why Plotinus wrote that he was “ashamed of having a body.” In this attitude corporeality appears as something troubling — a reminder of materiality that we are never able to fully control or fully perceive.