Armand Croisonnier's squishy scanography archives memories with humor

Paris-based multidisciplinary artist Armand Croisonnier uses a flatbed scanner to create warped, uncanny portraits that preserve memories of people in his life. His technique, scanography, traces back to 1960s Xerox art. The scanner's glass slices subjects into fragments, which Croisonnier reassembles like an exquisite corpse, resulting in grotesque yet affectionate images. He likens himself to a puppeteer in a doll's house, inspired by Tim Burton films like Mars Attacks! and The Corpse Bride. After flattening the world into scans, he began 3D printing sculptures to emancipate subjects from flatness. For Croisonnier, the scanner is an "archive machine" born from loss, helping him cling to the ephemeral physical world. He aims to make joyful, absurd portraits, especially enjoying when fashion laughs at itself. His works include collaborations with Coperni, Coeval Magazine, and Novembre Magazine.