b. 1997 in Rouen, France. Lives and works in Lille, France.
Biography
Influenced both by horror films and by the thinking of philosopher Judith Butler, Clara Lemercier Gemptel explores cinematic codes, aesthetic norms and the power and domination relationships that govern the representation of individuality in pictures. Her films and video installations showcase a variety of bodies, reflected in the collective strength of a sports team, the absence of workers in an abandoned factory, or female stereotypes in the canons of Western art history. Her work shows the extent to which the image of a body is the product of political, social, cultural and historical discourse.