Nicole Tran Ba Vang is a Paris-based artist who explores one of the most questioned concepts in contemporary art - the body. Her photographs examine the cult of perfection and the value of clothing. Investigating the fashion, its language, and aesthetics, Nicole Tran Ba Vang does not hesitate to critique the absurdity of trends with humor.
The artist uses the body as a space of transformation of the self and of the identity. In her works, the clothes are in an ambiguous play with the body; they transform into nudity, and they confuse the viewer. Each series of photographs paves the way for diverse reflexions on the notions of desire and bodily modifications including bronzing, pilosity, buttocks, and breasts.
Will the obsession of appearance lead to the "prêt à porter" bodies?
Artist's Website: http://www.tranbavang.com/
