Rooted in the visual arts, FX has made photography a natural extension of his sensitivity. Through portraiture and the body, he explores light, form and presence — between abstraction and tension. His work questions the gaze, representation and the responsibility of the image.
Nudity is material, not a subject. I transform the body into form, almost into a living sculpture.
Background and the Turn to Photography
Repostage: Can you tell us about your background and how you developed your interest in photography? What initially drew you to portraiture?
FX: My background is deeply connected to the visual arts. I grew up surrounded by artistic practice, which shaped my relationship to images. I studied graphic design and earned a master’s degree.
I received my first camera at sixteen. Photography became a natural extension of my sensitivity.
Portraiture interests me because it lies between representation and abstraction. I photograph presence and tension, not just a face. The portrait is a space for projection and formal exploration.
The Playboy Collaboration
Repostage: How did you approach your collaboration with Playboy?
FX: As a field of experimentation. Playboy has a strong visual identity. I aimed to shift the gaze rather than continue its tradition.
I used a minimalist approach focused on light, form and posture. It allowed me to assert my own artistic language.
The Body as Territory
Repostage: How do you define your role when working with glamour and nudity?
FX: Nudity is material, not a subject. I transform the body into form, almost into a living sculpture.
My choices are guided by restraint and balance. The body is never an object — it is shared territory. Consent and agency are essential.
Repostage: Why is the presence of Black bodies important in your work?
FX: Because they have historically been marginalized or instrumentalized in art history. Including them fully is an artistic necessity.
I aim for visual rebalancing rather than illustration. These bodies bring formal and luminous richness to my work.
Repostage: How do you approach their representation in marginalizing spaces?
FX: With attention to the gaze and avoidance of exoticism.
The body is treated as architecture. Light reveals without dominating, creating a beauty that follows its own internal logic.
Freedom, Responsibility and the Gaze
Repostage: Do your images engage with visual stereotypes?
FX: Yes, indirectly. I prefer displacement over direct commentary.
By simplifying the image and reducing narrative, I slow down perception and invite new ways of seeing.
Repostage: How do you balance artistic freedom and responsibility?
FX: Responsibility is part of freedom. Every image carries meaning.
I work within tension between intuition and awareness — and that tension creates precision.
Repostage: What role do trust and agency play?
FX: They are central. A constrained body shows. An active model brings quiet power.
I create conditions for autonomy to emerge.
Evolution and Current Directions
Repostage: How has reception influenced your thinking?
FX: It confirmed that images can create symbolic recognition.
It reinforces my commitment to an independent and demanding practice.
Repostage: How has your practice evolved?
FX: It has become more condensed and stripped down.
Today it focuses on form and light, moving away from immediate seduction.
Repostage: What are you exploring now?
FX: The body as sculpture, repetition, mirrors and distortion. Monochrome and black and white are central.
Questions about gaze and representation remain open and evolve with my journey.
