The face is a form and, by the means of photography, becomes a plastic value, but it is not any form.

The face is washed little by little of any historical and social context. This face focused on itself, separate from the body, devoid of any context, free from any anchoring, is that of the individual.
Alone on earth

"I believe, says Poinsot, that photography is the best way to represent the face in a fleeting instant,
where it appears virtually transparent and lets you see the naked soul.
the face opens up all at one, just for an instant.
it drops the mask with which it protects itself from others' indiscretion.
The face is washed little by little of any historical and social context

It is neither ethical, nor sociological. Photography does not substitute a moral standing for an aesthetic proposition,
but it provides from valuable food for thought on the representation of the individual.

The faces echo the disappearance of the surrounding décor and context as the lens focus tightens.

The Face of Europe