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Lyoz Bandie (FR) - (Un)Mask it : A Fiat Panda Lovestory

 

Inspired by the camouflage strategies of cephalopods, the artist uses visual elements in [ (Un)Mask it ] that evoke chromatophores - the cells that enable octopuses, cuttlefishes, squids (...) to blend into their environment and survive.

Here, camouflage takes the form of an eye costume, coming from a diagnostic test for autism spectrum disorder. The installation explores the mechanisms of masking, or social camouflage, common among people with autism.

How do these masks shape our identities? How do we meet the other?

As in his previous works, Lyoz Bandie here explores questions of identity, as well as connection to the other.

A small talk rings out. Seemingly trivial, social bonds and human connections are often forged from
superficial exchanges. An encounter or a dangerous challenge? The dialogue evolves to an unexpected obsession: Fiat Panda cars.

Bio:

Born in Tours in 1994, Lyoz Bandie lives and works in Liège (Belgium). After studying law, he graduated
bachelor's degree in photography from the École supérieure des arts de Saint-Luc, and a master's degree from the Académie royale des Beaux-Arts de Liège in videography, with great distinction. As a young queer photographer, Lyoz questions gender in an eclectic, multidisciplinary way, and published his first book “La Peau du Prénom” with Éditions du Caïd in 2023. He won the Roger de Conynck Prize. Lyoz Bandie is currently working on themes of neuro-divergences through photography, installation and documentary film.