Joséphine Desmenez

Why do people want to be portrayed in photographs? What is the influence of our image in being accepted by society? Working from the premise that we all want to control our images, particularly on social media, I decided to photograph moments of doubt, imperfection and loss of control within my social circle.

There are expectations of perfection imposed in our society. By reversing the codes of representation, I want to question these expectations and wonder: could weakness make people more human?

Josephine Desmenez (France, 1993) is studying photography at the National School of Visual ArtLa Cambre, in Brussels. Her work is rooted around the notions of universality and humanism. Taking pictures is a way of confronting herself with reality and trying to make sense of what eludes her. She immerses herself in the world, marvels at it, but also questions the people and things that it’s composed of. In her last series, Joséphine created and photographed imaginary reconstitutions which question our status as bystanders of human violence dealing with the migrant’s tragic destiny.

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