Pierre Jahan, Ma tête, Le masque de la mort , 1957

Pierre Jahan French, 1909-2003

Ma tête, Le masque de la mort , 1957

Photography, vintage gelatin-silver print by the artist

28,5 x 20,2 cm

This photograph is a surreal self-portrait of the photographer: dressed in a suit, he uses a photomontage to cover his face with the skull of a skeleton, which then aligns...

This photograph is a surreal self-portrait of the photographer: dressed in a suit, he uses a photomontage to cover his face with the skull of a skeleton, which then aligns perfectly with his own head. Jahan evokes the traditional theme of vanitas, where the representation of life simultaneously recalls the presence of death. Jahan employs montage and photographic experimentation to produce this symbolic image.

Provenance

Atelier Pierre Jahan
Succession Pierre Jahan

Literature

Pierre Jahan, libre cours, Actes Sud, Musée Réattu, Arles, 2010, 131p.

Œuvres

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