Pauline Perrin

Department: Man and Identity
Website: https://drive.google.com/file/d/17r5IJwdZN6rMId-xgdOarYb0Ki8W2ZYj/view?usp=sharing

Opinion Cooler

What: A series of self-portraits that reflect on the limits and the power of one’s perception of truth.

Why: Fascinated by online rage, Pauline Perrin acknowledges that the internet produces loaded content to keep us engaged. In her opinion, we slide to extremes as a way to defend a positive self-image. Recognising the vulnerable humans behind the polished media we create is, she believes, the first step towards a more peaceful digital life.

How: Her self-portraits propose a visual translation of this conclusion. Intentionally contradictory, the photographs feature uncanny body shapes in playful cocoons. Through variation of textures and compositions, these 'selfies' celebrate the ever-changing nature of the self. Edited to the extreme, the pictures curiously become more honest about their own unreal aspect.

"Embracing artificiality and giving space for ambiguity"