Cinema Pirata

2016
Photography, C-Print, 130 x 159,5 cm (51.2 x 62.8 in)
New York, USA

The black and white photograph “Cinema Pirata” shows the artist’s head in a blonde wig, which replaces the tiger’s head of a faux fur rug. She stares directly at the viewer with a resigned gaze. Resting on her head is the right patent leather shoe of a pair of dapper male legs in black suit trousers. The pose is reminiscent of a victorious hunter standing on a tiger’s skin, but he is missing his entire upper body. This has been cut off above the hips and replaced with a chessboard.

With this work, Marcin takes up an advertisement by Mr. Leggs from the 1970s. In the original, the man has an upper body and a proud pose. The slightly creepy new production echoes themes such as gender dichotomy in media presentations, sexuality, power and leadership positions or the exchange of blows and the dissolution of a traditional role-playing game.