In 2020 after all the world events I was focused on finishing this project no matter what, it was harder than I thought… No money, no space, no inspiration, just worries…. Till August, I found a very small private studio that I could rent for a full month and there I could “force” myself to finish the project. It was my little “cave” -just me and a couple of cameras, a notebook where this image was one of the first to be executed.
This image was extremely important for the continuity of the visual reading of the book.
The face is covered with a replica of my face that I made at that moment out of a silicone cast (which I have done already the year before). Removing my identity was important, recognizable but off, no eyes, no soul; a blueprint of a body ready to replicate.
The shoes were a detail that I wanted to keep, I have been using these exact shoes since 2011 in almost every performance or shoot I have. I like them and I like to keep repeating certain elements in my work that sort of ground me or my ideas.
The measures were done by Frederick Fialin, my partner, who measured me with great patience and invented a system to build this body.