KALTBLUT presents: Bleached, not erased by Robb Secco, a French artist from Lyon. Neurodivergent, they have always found speech difficult; drawing, then images, became their language. Underground · Projet corps is a series of art portraits about queer sexuality, made with LGBTQIA+ volunteer participants, including drag artists, artists and racialised people. Each silver gelatin print is then reworked by hand with bleach. The chemical burns, fades and colours the image, so every print becomes a unique piece.
The series answers a threat. Queer life is being made more and more invisible: venues close, images vanish from social media, queer bodies get erased. Robb’s self-erasing images speak of that disappearance, and resist it. The bleach attacks the image, but the bodies remain.
The project is supported by Le Capotier, TENGA, YesforLOV, Furrjoi, The Ardore and fera-daemon, brands that accompany the project and donate accessories for the shoots and the participants. The series will lead to a book and an exhibition.
Robb has also created an app to follow the project and support it: underground.robbsecco.com
Photography by Robb Secco / underground.robbsecco.com / Instagram: @robbsecco
Makeup by Robb Secco / Instagram: @larougorges
Models are @akwawest69 @ale6997 @klemgigonz @pierre_in_the_world
Model: Mecbdsm Models: Anonymous Participants
Tattoo (Klemgigonz) by Bernie / Instagram: @bernie_tattoo
Silver Gelatin Prints by Photolix Lyon / Instagram: @photolix.lyon
Location: Lyon, France
Fashion Brands used are: Furrjoi, The Ardore @furrjoi001, @theardore
