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Corpus Delicti

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The full image of corpus Delicti, a personal work with a personal story. Inspired by Max Sauco and Joel Peter Witkin.

The hypothetical play with the title should provoke some thoughts about "what is the "piece of evidence" in the image, or better said if there was a crime, who´s the delinquent?

I wish you a nice time to find that out;)

Close up here:
Corpus Delicti - Teaser crop by fantasio

Stock credits:
Model: Istockphoto - Cevdet Gokhan Palas
Room: AnneWillems
Present: ravenarcana
Lightbulb doesnotexist
& personal stock and brushes

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   - Created by Oliver Wetter / Ars Fantasio.

    - You are welcome to share my work or repost it, but please don't claim or sell it as your own.

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3800x4200px 8.38 MB
© 2012 - 2024 fantasio
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:star::star::star::star::star: Overall
:star::star::star::star::star: Vision
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:star::star::star::star::star: Impact

Has she perhaps been corrupted? And the crime that’s been committed is the theft of her innocence, soul?
The snake and the apple bring two things to mind, the Garden of Eden and original sin/temptation.
The smoke coming from the snake is drifting straight to her suggesting to me that she is being influenced by the snake. The gift next to the cocaine lines suggest a sinister motive a wolf in sheep’s clothing so to speak offering a seemingly kind gift when the intention is ultimately to corrupt, which is suggested by the drugs.
The apple on the desk would lead me to believe a teacher or doctor, typically an apple is considered a nice gift to a teacher or an apple a day keeps the doctor away? Either way I think the apple subtly suggest an innocent gift, where the present element is overtly a gift but in opposition to the apple is subtly malign.
So what we see depicted metaphorically is the fully corrupted girl, her innocence taken and the clues to its theft subtly placed as the theft itself was subtle act. The delinquent possibly someone she knew to be an authority type figure – teacher, doctor or the like. God I really hope this isn't like a Rorschach test, but am I close?.

Regardless truly amazing work, the texture, diffused but somehow vibrant color and light work…really compelling composition. Awesome job.