Artist Blog

Every week an artist whose single image was published by Der Greif is given a platform in which to blog about contemporary photography.

Léo Aupetit (aka pierretopire) – Intrusive excesses

Oct 02, 2018 - Robin Lopvet

Léo Aupetit’s uncompromising photography is a reflection of his time and he captures its excesses in a frontal and intrusive way. Stolen pictures, often with flash, the artist does not hesitate to get closer to his subjects, often strangers. His trash and festive aesthetic is both present in his way of doing and that of disseminating his images, he rephotographs his computer screen, re-affirming his style. This process also creates a second image layer, adds a meta dimension to his images, reminds us that today everything goes through screens. Young and impertinent, he has the audacity and the outspokenness that open many doors for him. With humor and provocation, he doesn’t wait for his photographies, he will look for them: life transpires from his images.