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Dominique Baqué on the Face as Enigma in Photography

publication · 2026-04-23

In a text for artpress, Dominique Baqué surveys photographic practices centered on the face, exploring diverse and contradictory approaches that touch on identity instability and monstrous biotechnological reconfiguration. The article questions whether the face, often the entry point into an image, truly reveals its secrets.

Key facts

  • Dominique Baqué wrote the text.
  • The text was published in artpress.
  • The publication date is November 1, 2005.
  • The text surveys photographic practices focused on the face.
  • Approaches include identity instability and monstrous biotechnological reconfiguration.
  • The face is described as an enigma.
  • The article is part of a series on contemporary art's obsession with the body.
  • The text is available as a PDF download.

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Artists

  • Dominique Baqué

Institutions

  • artpress

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