In You Went in the Water I was interested in the perception of the female body and representations of female sexual and reproductive functions (sexual intercourse, menstruation, birth and breast-feeding). The female body, exposed and sexualised, is also hidden, described by Jean-Paul Sartre as “a series of wet holes and slimy substances”. Simultaneously provoking desire and disgust, this “wetness” is both invigorating and threatening. In this work, I explored the relationship between photography and performance. I came across the work of choreog- rapher and dancer Tamara Alegre, and suggested that she uses the presence of the camera (and the photographer) as an accomplice in experimenting with the representation of the body and its fluids. This project consists of a series of photographs and a video piece.
This body of work was exhibited in Photo Elysée, Lausanne at Le Signal L and was realized in collaboration with Arsenic.
