Look at me
Lisa Roehrich
Lisa Roehrich examines minority or stigmatised social groups and the ways individuals within thesegroups come to define themselves. Her initial work has focused on skinheads, gypsies and also fashion models, whom she considers in light of the stereotypes that generally attend them.Wishing to consolidate her work and to distance herself from the subjective documentary approach of her earlier years, from 2008 the artist decided to film her subjects in the manner of AndyWarhol’s “Screen Tests”. Contrary to her illustrious predecessor, whose filmed portraits revealed his fascination for celebrity, she uses this method to film unknown people. Bewildered by the image ofyoung people and their representation in our society, she directed her research towards adolescents; as it happens, towards those who regularly gathered in front of a shopping centre in her town.
Year of production: 2011
Lisa Roehrich
