A short story about All you see is me -
John Yuyi created this image in 2019 for a
commission while she was traveling to
tokyo.
Previously, John Yuyi focused her research
around a mise en abime of the people she
photographed. She used faces and skin as
canvas to put images of corp icons,
products or selfies with the unusual art
form that she mastered : temporary tattoo.
Around 2019 she start to reverse her
process and put faces on everyday life
object.
Here John Yuyi find her inspiration in two
generational type of influenced. First the
nowadays influencers putting products next
to their faces on social media : the product
which sale the product. Second, the
traditional advertising with the spokeman or
the founder's face on the product itself.