You could say that this is a meditation on being and having. These photographs were taken in aggressive, garish hypermarkets, with names like Attac and King Kong. I was interested in showing bodies of young people, as if imprisoned in the aisles of consumer goods. I asked them to perform the actions that they might perform in their sporting activities or dances. At the peak of the action, I asked them to relax all their muscles at once to give the impression that they were floating or flying through the air.
The images have a political meaning, if you like. They ask questions about a society in which we are expected to define ourselves by what we have – what house, what car, what clothes, what shampoo – rather than by what we are. But they should also work at another level, as surprising and beautiful images that a child of eight could enjoy as much as a person of 80.
This Thursday, Kopeikin Gallery and De Soto Gallery have collaborated to exhibit “Hyper,” a new collection of photographs from Denis Darzacq. Opening reception is 6-8 pm.
Kopeikin Gallery
8810 Melrose Avenue
West Hollywood, CA. 90069
Interview w/Denis Darzacq
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