Rouge mécanique

With the highly stylized aesthetic I try to achieve, I sometimes spot a location or a backdrop, position myself there, and wait for something to happen. Other times, it’s a pure one-shot opportunity.
That was the case with this photograph, taken in a small alleyway in Bangkok. I remember I had been walking for hours, exhausted and drenched in sweat, and I was just about ready to put my camera away.
As I came alongside this guy cleaning his motorcycle, I thought to myself: “The motorcycle is red, his tattoos are dotted with red, there’s a red plastic bag, I just walked past a red refrigerator, even the pavement has reddish tones... this could make for something interesting.” So I took the picture over my shoulder as I turned around, barely even slowing down!

The photographs are available in three finishes:

1/ 40 × 60 cm Fine Art Print:
Pigment inkjet Fine Art print on Hahnemühle Photo Rag® Baryta 315 gsm paper, supplied unframed for you to frame as desired.

2/ 40 × 60 cm Fine Art Print mounted on Dibond®:
Pigment inkjet Fine Art print on Hahnemühle Photo Rag® Baryta 315 gsm paper, mounted on a 2 mm Dibond® panel and supplied with a hanging system.

3/ Original Artwork
40 × 60 cm pigment inkjet Fine Art print on Hahnemühle Photo Rag® Baryta 315 gsm paper, mounted on Dibond® and presented in a black floating frame. Supplied with a hanging system.
This version constitutes the original edition of the artwork, limited to 20 copies, signed and numbered from 1/20 to 20/20.

For security reasons and to guarantee the authenticity of each artwork, the label bearing the artist’s handwritten signature and the edition number is shipped separately from the artwork, together with its certificate of authenticity. The label is intended to be affixed to the back of the artwork upon receipt.