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Alix Jacops is working on a project about the porn industry; a world which is known for being fake. A porn set is a built-up world, whether or not in a real existing environment. In this setting actors are being placed, who play a role of a fictive character, so the spectator can relate to the story. The photographer wants to capture this staged world of pornography without showing the explicit actions. If you take these away, the porn industry has a lot of resemblances with the advertisement industry. Both worlds focus on perfection and beauty and try to sell a product to their customer. In both worlds there’s also a big focus on the setting to create a ‘real life’ situation. In the images you can feel the detachment between subject and environment because the environment is temporary and has been adjusted for a certain purpose.

Alix Jacops

Alix Jacops is studying at the Academy of Royal Arts in Ghent. At the end of June she obtains her master degree in photography. The photographer has a background in studio photography, where she used a more graphic approach. You can still feel this studio background in her documentary photography nowadays. The focus in her pictures lays on framing, colors and use of light.