Lagarde Michel

Lagarde Michel

Location: France

"Dramagraphies". A series of selfportraits

I'm not a photographer in the customary meaning of the word. I'm not taking pictures of the existing reality. I use the photography and desktop photo editing tools to invent a "photographic vision", almost as if I was a painter. I combine in my work photography, theatre, movies and painting in order to create an epic image. I tell stories, illustrate and shoot pictures of my unconscious mind. It is a long and complicated process of work because my starting point is a blank page.
It's not really myself that I present on the scene of my Dramagraphies, but rather the roles I interprete, like an actor. The distance factor is important as it allows me to "project" the images rather than to interiorize them. I'm not telling the story of my life, I enjoy interpreting it.


Portfolio:

DRAMAGRAPHIES

photographic self-portraits

La Traversée “La Traversée”

photographic self-portraits

Le Grand Voyage “Le Grand Voyage”

photographic self-portraits

El Publico “El Publico”

photographic self-portraits

Les Envahisseurs “Les Envahisseurs”

photographic self-portraits