Romain Berger is a French artist who introduced us to his gently provocative photographic universe some time ago.

Openly queer, Romain highlights, without modesty, a community often excluded and pointed out (LGBTQ+ people, women, drag queens…), trying to change the mentalities of people around him. His work allows him to talk about social issues, while giving a representation of the LGBTQ+ community against a background of ultra colourful, offbeat, tender and erotic settings. He like to play with the codes of crypto-gay cinema and not leave the viewer indifferent.

FAKE SOCIETY is a photographic project that questions our obsession with appearances, the cult of celebrity, and superficiality in a society dominated by image. Today, being recognized and admired has become an essential goal, often at the expense of authenticity. We hide who we truly are behind façades of perfection, shaped by social media, aesthetic norms, and the desire for approval.

This project explores this collective illusion, where we prefer to project an ideal rather than reveal our true nature.

Another central aspect of FAKE SOCIETY is the gradual disappearance of color from our lives over the past few decades. Once a symbol of wealth, individual expression, and freedom, color has slowly been marginalized. In architecture, fashion, and design, monochrome palettes and neutral tones dominate, symbols of sophistication and seriousness.

This rejection of colour reflects a desire for control, where anything perceived as too bold or marginal is avoided. Romain aim to reintroduce a vibrant palette as an act of resistance, to restore the freedom to be oneself in a world that values conformity.

Romain also address the cult of the perfect body and the power of sex that shapes our consumer society. The body has become a product, and sexuality, a tool for selling. His photographs expose this commodification by deliberately exaggerating these codes in order to deconstruct them.

Through bold and theatrical staging, FAKE SOCIETY offers a reflection on this constant need to appear and on the artifices that govern our lives.

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