I find it quite interesting to look at how people influence each other. It is very common to see people living together for a long time to have similar ideas, similar views and thoughts about the world. When I was a child, I remember identifying myself to various models (my parents, cartoon heroes, rock stars, etc.) and trying to act like them in some way. Mimicry is a learning strategy that lots of life forms follow, to a certain point.
But then, what part of us is really us, and what part comes from the relations we have or had? Is there something like a "core" behavior? Or can we only be defined by the sum of our experiences? Or is it simply that we do we get along mostly with people that are already similar to us?
I tried to translate those questions into a little image: here the body starts to bend itself, to look like the lollipop. Or was it already like that, and the man is fascinated by his new "friend"? You choose!
ETA: For those wondering how the "legs-twirl" was achieved, in fact, I did not distort the photos a lot (which would have ruined the textures). The trick is very simple: I used several shots of my legs, progressively changing their angle towards the light. Then I used all the various photos, and connected them together in post-processing.
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Hi- Congrats-Loved the photo! My first thought about it is you are a snail in the underbrush of the forest. I have been a member for years and quietly check out works by others in the field. THIS ONE caught me off guard...You sure you haven't been eating the mushrooms in the photo? Hah!
It's always amazing to see how you can get super fantasy or creepy images but there's still a part of you who can create visions for children, funny images that can make us smile. IMO it's a great feature of your work Christophe :)
Oh! You grew a snail tail! Quite Dr. Doolittle-ish! My eyes cringe a bit at the solid aqua tone background though (and I generally like blue). Congrats on your ribbon.
While I find the inclusion of olives a bit strange, this is a really good job Christophe. You even managed to put the right part of your body on the ground (gastropoda)
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