Rewers

Immersed in the extensive collection of books from Karl Lagerfeld's library 7L in Paris, Rafał Milach works on the 'Reverse' collages in which he investigates the ‘standards of beauty’ and the way the body, mainly that of women, is perceived and represented. 

Combining visual codes borrowed from art, media and science, Milach is critical of the recurring in the archives of Lagerfeld's library, and produced for the fashion industry, strict rigor of body representation. A creative approach allows the artist to undermine, distort, release and deconstruct this 'ideal.' His plastic, manual interventions in the form of collages as well as radical framing reverse the censorship, often significantly transforming very well-known works of art and pop culture images. Milach seems to emphasize that representation, even if creative, can be oppressive or cause unease.

Works premiered at the library 7L in the form of a zine (3 x 4 m). JEDNOSTKA Gallery will present original, unique collages made by Rafał Milach in 2024. 

The project was made for the library 7L in collaboration with Magnum Photos.