BEING HUMAN

FLORENCIA
TEMPERLEY

Human nature
Control
Being human
Spaces
Imported desires
Suspended play

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(2012)

Being Human brings together a series of large-format photomontages in which human figures, trees, animals and objects coexist within an artificial, neutral and controlled space. Here, the order of reality can be altered, allowing other forms of coexistence between these elements to emerge.

Through the combination and transformation of images, everyday elements acquire new possibilities. Plants and trees take on human behaviours, while birds interact with architectural structures and spaces of urban life. These scenes blur the boundaries between the human and the natural, from a playful and sometimes ironic perspective.

In four of the works, the presence of security cameras introduces a reflection on intimacy and contemporary surveillance. In dialogue with some of the ideas explored in Nudities by Giorgio Agamben, these images examine the relationship between individuals and the technological devices that observe them.

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After working with carefully constructed and controlled white settings, I wanted to explore a different way of making images. These photographs were experiments: attempts in which the composition emerged through the process itself, using natural elements without seeking perfection in their shapes or proportions. A space for experimentation, where decisions were made along the way and the unexpected was allowed to appear.