Lâimage du poil
Auteur : Claire Simon
Directeur(s) de mémoire : Claire Bras & Emmanuelle Julien
Photographie
RĂ©sumĂ© : Le poil, attribut dont nous sommes tous dotĂ©s, pourrait sembler comme un dĂ©tail Ă lâimage tant sa production est naturelle et sa taille peu consĂ©quente. Pourtant, il contient une lourde symbolique autour de la sexualitĂ© et lâanimalitĂ© humaines. ChargĂ© de sens, câest pourquoi sa reprĂ©sentation devient alors si complexe Ă lâimage. Comment la reprĂ©sentation du poil a-t-elle Ă©voluĂ© au fil des Ă©poques et avec les changements de mentalitĂ©s ? Ă travers des exemples significatifs dâoeuvres picturales et sculpturales, ce mĂ©moire aborde les diffĂ©rentes reprĂ©sentations du poil au fil des Ă©poques, mais aussi comment lâarrivĂ©e de la photographie va apporter une nouvelle vision de lâimage du corps. Comme lâespace de monstration des images est primordial pour dĂ©finir un contexte, mais aussi le public dâune image, ce
mĂ©moire traite Ă©videmment des conditions dâexposition liĂ©es Ă la reprĂ©sentation des poils et quelle portĂ©e ils peuvent avoir lorsquâils sont visibles dans lâimage. Ătant donnĂ© que la prĂ©sence visible de la pilositĂ© nâa pas la mĂȘme symbolique, ni dâailleurs la mĂȘme rĂ©percussion sur le regardeur, cette Ă©tude sâintĂ©resse Ă ses diffĂ©rentes significations. Lâhistoire du poil nâĂ©tant pas linĂ©aire, bien au contraire, tant la charge Ă©rotique est fluctuante selon les moeurs et les Ă©poques, ce mĂ©moire Ă©voque comment cet Ă©rotisme se met en place dans lâimage du poil, par sa prĂ©sence, mais aussi par son absence.
Mots-clés : poils, cheveux, pilosité, censure, sexualité, érotisme, pornographie, corps.
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Abstract: Hair, an attribute with which we are all endowed, could seem insignificant within an image, as its birth is natural and its size is little. Nevertheless, it is highly marked by symbolism around human sexuality and bestiality. Meaningful, its representation becomes very complex when it comes to images. How has the representation of hair evolved in the course of time and what is its impact on consciousness? Through significant examples of pictures and sculptures, this thesis tends to approach the various representations of hair in history, but also how the birth of photography has brought a new vision upon the body. The space in which images are shown is essential to define a context, as is the public. This thesis will focus on the context of exhibitions, which include the representation of hair and question the impact it can have when visible in a picture. Given that the visible presence of hair does not have the same symbolism or the same repercussion on the spectator according to the context, this study is focused on its various meanings. The history of hair not being linear, the erotic spectrum fluctuating according to customs and throughout the times, this thesis evokes how this eroticism is set up in the image of hair, by its presence, but also by its absence.
Keywords: hair, hairiness, censorship, eroticism, pornography, body, sexuality.
