The images of Alex Prager cause an extra impression: when you observe your Multitudes, which are extended by the height of the wall, you can think of a second that you have taken the photographs taken in situ. After the figures are overly fine, the composition is overly beautiful and the brilliant colors respond overly well.
The photograph and director are, in fact, a master of the art of the scene: their images are meticulously composed and create confusion in the viewer. Refiriéndose so much in Hollywood as in experimental cinema, in pop culture and in the famous photography, the works of Alex Prager oscillate between reality and fiction, but one can say if it is in a song, in a story or in the story of a song.
It is currently explained in “Still Present!” », the Berlin Bienal 2022, curated by Kader Attia.
Flora Fettah
