Courtesy of Estelle Hanania and Galerie Suzanne Tarasieve.
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Green Sea Swallow Tail
07/02/2026 - 29/03/2026
Galerie Suzanne Tarasieve
7 rue Pastourelles
75003 Paris
https://www.suzanne-tarasieve.com/
Having explored the challenges of bodily transformation for many years through her photographs of subjects directly affected by theatricality, staging and cross-dressing, Estelle Hanania is now applying the notion of metamorphosis to her own image production. She has developed a series of photographic totems, born out of a desire to regain control of her photographic material and the need to give physical form to her stories. Entitled ‘Green Sea Swallow Tail’, the series will be presented in February 2026 at the Project Room of the Suzanne Tarasieve Gallery. This refers to a rare species of butterfly from Southeast Asia with iridescent bluegreen wings and an indifferent gender. During the summer of 2017, the photographer accompanied three young drag queens as they prepared each evening to perform in a cabaret in the centre of Yogyakarta, on the island of Java. This involved several hours of shaping bodies and faces for a final, albeit ephemeral, metamorphosis.
07/02/2026 - 29/03/2026
Galerie Suzanne Tarasieve
7 rue Pastourelles
75003 Paris
https://www.suzanne-tarasieve.com/
Having explored the challenges of bodily transformation for many years through her photographs of subjects directly affected by theatricality, staging and cross-dressing, Estelle Hanania is now applying the notion of metamorphosis to her own image production. She has developed a series of photographic totems, born out of a desire to regain control of her photographic material and the need to give physical form to her stories. Entitled ‘Green Sea Swallow Tail’, the series will be presented in February 2026 at the Project Room of the Suzanne Tarasieve Gallery. This refers to a rare species of butterfly from Southeast Asia with iridescent bluegreen wings and an indifferent gender. During the summer of 2017, the photographer accompanied three young drag queens as they prepared each evening to perform in a cabaret in the centre of Yogyakarta, on the island of Java. This involved several hours of shaping bodies and faces for a final, albeit ephemeral, metamorphosis.