Entre deux tensions, 2023
Christian Goetghebeur  

Photography : C-print, fine art print · 80 x 120 x 4 cm 31.5 x 47.2 x 1.6 inch

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Between two tensions — Incandescent Figures

Arms stretched upwards, hands firmly gripped to two ropes, a young man faces us. His posture simultaneously evokes constraint, effort, and self-affirmation. Between the two vertical lines that structure the image, his body seems suspended in an uncertain balance.

The strength of this photograph lies in this ambiguity: the character appears as much held back by the ropes as master of his position. His direct gaze establishes a relationship with the viewer, while the intensity of the red and the colors that run through his body give this scene an almost theatrical dimension.

This work stemming from my photographic writing "Sublimations" explores the metamorphoses of the visible. Starting from a scene photographed in reality, my work on color and light transforms the relationships between the figure and its environment. The ropes become elements of composition, the red background imposes its power, and the body acquires a singular presence, at the border of photography and painting.

Technique

Color silver print on Fujiflex Crystal Archive paper mounted on Dibond with flush edges.

Limited edition of 7 copies, all formats combined.

Christian Goetghebeur, Entre deux tensions
France  • 1964

Presentation

Christian Goetghebeur is a French photographer whose work explores the metamorphoses of the visible through a personal photographic writing, Sublimations.

Starting from photographs rooted in reality, he develops a plastic research where color and light become materials in themselves. Architectures, urban spaces, and human presences constitute the main territories of his exploration. Through chromatic transformations and plays of perception, he brings forth new relationships between forms, volumes, and figures, inviting us to shift our gaze.

His work unfolds notably between France, Morocco, and Guadeloupe, territories where he explores the architectural, human, and cultural singularities.

Since 2022, his photographs have been the subject of several personal exhibitions, notably in Tangier, Casablanca, Marseille, Paris, and Guadeloupe. He has also participated in collective exhibitions in Paris, Luxembourg, and Rabat, notably at the Autumn Salon, at Art Capital at the Grand Palais, and at the German Embassy in Paris.

His works are featured in several public and private collections, including those of the Musée de la Légation Américaine in Tangier, the Bachelot Collection, the city of Pointe-à-Pitre, and the city of Basse-Terre.

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