What a pleasure to meet the amazing contemporary artist Orlan at the Grand Palais, in Paris!
She is known as a pioneer of carnal art, a form of self-portraiture that utilizes body modification to distort one's appearance and she was the first artist to use surgery as an artistic medium in 1990-1993.
But Orlan is a complete and very inspiring artist who has explored different artistic practices like photography, video, sculpture, drawing, installation, performance, biotechnology, etc.
At the Grand Palais, I was able to discover an affordable and friendly artist, and I advise you to take a look at her latest work around the mask, full of humor.
