
CARL
WARNER
Carl Warner, the artist, director and photographer. He contorted and manipulated the human body to create expansive landscapes in a series of photography called ‘Bodyscapes’. The work itself switched the role of the body that is lived in (internal) to the place that it lived (external). The artist has said that
“I see the body as a vehicle that is gradually worn down by age, carrying the scars of our journey through this life like a map. Whether they are looked after, abused, adored, drawn on, pampered or poisoned, they are often a record of how we have lived, and therefore offer an alternate form of portraiture. The external view of ourselves in this way becomes a more abstract and intimate reflection of ourselves, and when given a sense of place, it plays on the idea of the inner space in which we dwell.”
The inner part of human has been reflected by what has happened to the outer layer of the body. Every time the mark has been made onto the skin, those marks inflicted changes to the personality itself. When the inner characteristic has been changed, even the slightest, the changes also bounce back to the choice we made that would affects the exterior. For example, if I were to get cut by a knife, the scar marked on my skin would act like a reminder to be more careful next time I use the knife. My behaviour around sharp objects might also be changed. The link between inner and outer are shifting gradually towards each other in a smaller form of butterfly’s effect.


