2022/06/06 features Ecal Jean Paul Gaultier La Belle Le Male Workshop

Jean Paul Gaultier x ECAL Workshop Photography

In the 1980s Jean Paul Gaultier overturned dress codes and showed the porous boundary between masculine and feminine. The fashion designer playfully reversed roles, overturned gender and designed silhouettes that combined masculine sensitivity with feminine power. When they were launched, the brand’s perfume bottles also broke with the androgynous fashion of the 1990s.

Now iconic, these served as the starting point for photographic exploration by students on the Bachelor in Photography at ECAL/University of Art and Design Lausanne. For this research project directed by Florence Tétier and Nicolas Coulomb, the photography class questioned the human body and its representations. The images created in 2021 by the 11 students relate to themes of pride and tolerance. These works show that commitment to a more inclusive society also relies on images.

STUDENTS Basil & Florian / Samara & Diego / Julie & Yolane / Angèle & Camille / Marvin Merkel & Inès Mermoud / Dominique & Lisa

MODELS @fantaasiia @veveyzan @bratls @simonelreyrodriguez @erren.sun @ach_d @elie.autins @zoenour karim.a.k47 @oceane_jardon @marion_jacqu @jossbyyves @a.yan.akamura @pakissi_indigo @dan.aure @lilyrosehold Samuel Alexandre Merkli & Anne-Marie

GRAPHIC DESIGN Baptiste Gerbelot Barillon & Jean Marques

THANK YOU Jean Paul Gaultier, ECAL & Claude Emmanuelle