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Behind The Scenes Of The Vatican

Allegory of Fortitude, detail of the Funeral monument to pope Innocent XI in Saint Peter's basilica, Vatican on December 12, 2018. by French sculptor Pierre Etienne Monnot. Photo by Eric Vandeville/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Beyond Our Bodies

Margot, Paris, France, 2017 'It’s hard to identify to its own skin when you’re born in a so called female body. Because women are mainly represented from fake and unreal prospectives in movies, books, magazines… To win the right to be represented they first have to be judged as ‘feminine’ and ‘pretty’. The definitions behind these terms being really limited, these women are expected to have all the same body, the same attitude. The body has to be young, thin, without muscles, without hair, without scars and without stories… They are not persons anymore but some beauty allegory. Disembodied. The attitude has to be smooth, soft, light, ethereal, kindly, harmless. From persons they become empty shells, while their being of flesh and blood with a unique story is being suppressed. This femininity is the negation of the person. It’s unreal and unreachable, and toxic as it is dissociative. How could one identify with this, make the link between this representation of femininity and a real body? While there is nothin

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Chiroptera By JR In Front Of The Opera Garnier - Paris

Dancers perform at night during "Chiroptera", a new project by JR, Thomas Bangalter and Damien Jalet, in front of an installation by French artist JR, depicting the philosophical allegory of Plato's cave, covering part of the facade of the Opera Garnier opera house (Opera National de Paris) during it's renovation, in central Paris, France on November 12, 2023. In total 153 dancers from all Europe will perform in the event. Photo by Lionel Urman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Chiroptera By JR In Front Of The Opera Garnier - Paris

Dancers perform at night during "Chiroptera", a new project by JR, Thomas Bangalter and Damien Jalet, in front of an installation by French artist JR, depicting the philosophical allegory of Plato's cave, covering part of the facade of the Opera Garnier opera house (Opera National de Paris) during it's renovation, in central Paris, France on November 12, 2023. In total 153 dancers from all Europe will perform in the event. Photo by Lionel Urman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Chiroptera By JR In Front Of The Opera Garnier - Paris

Dancers perform at night during "Chiroptera", a new project by JR, Thomas Bangalter and Damien Jalet, in front of an installation by French artist JR, depicting the philosophical allegory of Plato's cave, covering part of the facade of the Opera Garnier opera house (Opera National de Paris) during it's renovation, in central Paris, France on November 12, 2023. In total 153 dancers from all Europe will perform in the event. Photo by Lionel Urman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Chiroptera By JR In Front Of The Opera Garnier - Paris

Dancers perform at night during "Chiroptera", a new project by JR, Thomas Bangalter and Damien Jalet, in front of an installation by French artist JR, depicting the philosophical allegory of Plato's cave, covering part of the facade of the Opera Garnier opera house (Opera National de Paris) during it's renovation, in central Paris, France on November 12, 2023. In total 153 dancers from all Europe will perform in the event. Photo by Lionel Urman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Chiroptera By JR In Front Of The Opera Garnier - Paris

Dancers perform at night during "Chiroptera", a new project by JR, Thomas Bangalter and Damien Jalet, in front of an installation by French artist JR, depicting the philosophical allegory of Plato's cave, covering part of the facade of the Opera Garnier opera house (Opera National de Paris) during it's renovation, in central Paris, France on November 12, 2023. In total 153 dancers from all Europe will perform in the event. Photo by Lionel Urman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Chiroptera By JR In Front Of The Opera Garnier - Paris

Dancers perform at night during "Chiroptera", a new project by JR, Thomas Bangalter and Damien Jalet, in front of an installation by French artist JR, depicting the philosophical allegory of Plato's cave, covering part of the facade of the Opera Garnier opera house (Opera National de Paris) during it's renovation, in central Paris, France on November 12, 2023. In total 153 dancers from all Europe will perform in the event. Photo by Lionel Urman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Chiroptera By JR In Front Of The Opera Garnier - Paris

Dancers perform at night during "Chiroptera", a new project by JR, Thomas Bangalter and Damien Jalet, in front of an installation by French artist JR, depicting the philosophical allegory of Plato's cave, covering part of the facade of the Opera Garnier opera house (Opera National de Paris) during it's renovation, in central Paris, France on November 12, 2023. In total 153 dancers from all Europe will perform in the event. Photo by Lionel Urman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Chiroptera By JR In Front Of The Opera Garnier - Paris

Dancers perform at night during "Chiroptera", a new project by JR, Thomas Bangalter and Damien Jalet, in front of an installation by French artist JR, depicting the philosophical allegory of Plato's cave, covering part of the facade of the Opera Garnier opera house (Opera National de Paris) during it's renovation, in central Paris, France on November 12, 2023. In total 153 dancers from all Europe will perform in the event. Photo by Lionel Urman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Chiroptera By JR In Front Of The Opera Garnier - Paris

Dancers perform at night during "Chiroptera", a new project by JR, Thomas Bangalter and Damien Jalet, in front of an installation by French artist JR, depicting the philosophical allegory of Plato's cave, covering part of the facade of the Opera Garnier opera house (Opera National de Paris) during it's renovation, in central Paris, France on November 12, 2023. In total 153 dancers from all Europe will perform in the event. Photo by Lionel Urman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Chiroptera By JR In Front Of The Opera Garnier - Paris

Dancers perform at night during "Chiroptera", a new project by JR, Thomas Bangalter and Damien Jalet, in front of an installation by French artist JR, depicting the philosophical allegory of Plato's cave, covering part of the facade of the Opera Garnier opera house (Opera National de Paris) during it's renovation, in central Paris, France on November 12, 2023. In total 153 dancers from all Europe will perform in the event. Photo by Lionel Urman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Chiroptera By JR In Front Of The Opera Garnier - Paris

Dancers perform at night during "Chiroptera", a new project by JR, Thomas Bangalter and Damien Jalet, in front of an installation by French artist JR, depicting the philosophical allegory of Plato's cave, covering part of the facade of the Opera Garnier opera house (Opera National de Paris) during it's renovation, in central Paris, France on November 12, 2023. In total 153 dancers from all Europe will perform in the event. Photo by Lionel Urman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Chiroptera By JR In Front Of The Opera Garnier - Paris

Dancers perform at night during "Chiroptera", a new project by JR, Thomas Bangalter and Damien Jalet, in front of an installation by French artist JR, depicting the philosophical allegory of Plato's cave, covering part of the facade of the Opera Garnier opera house (Opera National de Paris) during it's renovation, in central Paris, France on November 12, 2023. In total 153 dancers from all Europe will perform in the event. Photo by Lionel Urman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Chiroptera By JR In Front Of The Opera Garnier - Paris

Dancers perform at night during "Chiroptera", a new project by JR, Thomas Bangalter and Damien Jalet, in front of an installation by French artist JR, depicting the philosophical allegory of Plato's cave, covering part of the facade of the Opera Garnier opera house (Opera National de Paris) during it's renovation, in central Paris, France on November 12, 2023. In total 153 dancers from all Europe will perform in the event. Photo by Lionel Urman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Chiroptera By JR In Front Of The Opera Garnier - Paris

Dancers perform at night during "Chiroptera", a new project by JR, Thomas Bangalter and Damien Jalet, in front of an installation by French artist JR, depicting the philosophical allegory of Plato's cave, covering part of the facade of the Opera Garnier opera house (Opera National de Paris) during it's renovation, in central Paris, France on November 12, 2023. In total 153 dancers from all Europe will perform in the event. Photo by Lionel Urman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Chiroptera By JR In Front Of The Opera Garnier - Paris

Dancers perform at night during "Chiroptera", a new project by JR, Thomas Bangalter and Damien Jalet, in front of an installation by French artist JR, depicting the philosophical allegory of Plato's cave, covering part of the facade of the Opera Garnier opera house (Opera National de Paris) during it's renovation, in central Paris, France on November 12, 2023. In total 153 dancers from all Europe will perform in the event. Photo by Lionel Urman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Chiroptera By JR In Front Of The Opera Garnier - Paris

Dancers perform at night during "Chiroptera", a new project by JR, Thomas Bangalter and Damien Jalet, in front of an installation by French artist JR, depicting the philosophical allegory of Plato's cave, covering part of the facade of the Opera Garnier opera house (Opera National de Paris) during it's renovation, in central Paris, France on November 12, 2023. In total 153 dancers from all Europe will perform in the event. Photo by Lionel Urman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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The Artist JR Transforms The Facade Of The Palais Garnier - Paris

Installation by French artist JR, depicting the philosophical allegory of Plato's cave, covering part of the facade of the Opera Garnier opera house (Opera National de Paris) during it's renovation in central Paris, France on September 18, 2023. Photo by Denis Prezat/ABACAPRESS.COM

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The Artist JR Transforms The Facade Of The Palais Garnier - Paris

Installation by French artist JR, depicting the philosophical allegory of Plato's cave, covering part of the facade of the Opera Garnier opera house (Opera National de Paris) during it's renovation in central Paris, France on September 18, 2023. Photo by Denis Prezat/ABACAPRESS.COM

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The Artist JR Transforms The Facade Of The Palais Garnier - Paris

Installation by French artist JR, depicting the philosophical allegory of Plato's cave, covering part of the facade of the Opera Garnier opera house (Opera National de Paris) during it's renovation in central Paris, France on September 18, 2023. Photo by Denis Prezat/ABACAPRESS.COM

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The Artist JR Transforms The Facade Of The Palais Garnier - Paris

Installation by French artist JR, depicting the philosophical allegory of Plato's cave, covering part of the facade of the Opera Garnier opera house (Opera National de Paris) during it's renovation in central Paris, France on September 18, 2023. Photo by Denis Prezat/ABACAPRESS.COM

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The Artist JR Transforms The Facade Of The Palais Garnier - Paris

Installation by French artist JR, depicting the philosophical allegory of Plato's cave, covering part of the facade of the Opera Garnier opera house (Opera National de Paris) during it's renovation in central Paris, France on September 18, 2023. Photo by Denis Prezat/ABACAPRESS.COM

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