Fondation photographique / Foundation and Origins of the Gaze (1977–1986)
This first cycle forms the foundation of Alice Odilon’s photographic practice. Produced primarily in black-and-white analogue photography, the images from this period explore the fundamental conditions of the photographic gaze. The work investigates how the body appears within the image and how the photographic dispositif organizes this appearance.
In these early explorations, photography is approached as a space of construction rather than a simple recording tool. The frame, light, and corporeal presence become structuring elements through which a reflection on visibility and perception emerges.
This cycle establishes the conceptual basis for an investigation that runs throughout the entire body of work: how does the image inscribe presence, and how does this inscription transform our relationship to the body and to memory.
It marks the origin of a practice that considers photography as a critical apparatus capable of revealing the invisible structures of the gaze.
