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Portrait of Christophe In Mind

Germán Bobe

1988 00:08:00 ChileEnglishColorMono4:3Video
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Description

This lyrical piece celebrates the male body simply and elegantly. Its subject, Christophe, is exquisitely portrayed by the sepia-toned balletic video. Three men dressed in overcoats dance in and out of the frame in front of a mostly stationary camera. Occasionally they open or partially remove the overcoats to display beautifully sculpted male bodies.

About Germán Bobe

Germán Bobe is a Chilean-born artist, working in mixed media — video, film, photography, performance, painting, collage and digital. Beginning in 2019 his artistic expression has focused on electronic, sound, and image technology in emerging media.
 
He spotlights ideas behind fundamental human experiences such as the human body, gender, sexuality, race, ethnicity, religion, politics, and Western colonialism.
 
Bobe studied and resided in Libya, Italy, the Netherlands, the United States, and Argentina; countries that deeply influenced his scientific and artistic career.  He currently lives and works in Santiago, Chile.