In 'Infinita', Elsa Leydier takes her own body as a starting point, hoping to emancipate it from the diktats of the beauty standards. The artist intervenes on photographs of her body using various plastic techniques (painting, collage, drawing). Leydier voluntarily chooses not to use Photoshop-type editing software — the ultimate tools used for the construction of the mainstream body model proposed by the visual culture.
With 'Infinita', Elsa Leydier reflects on self-empowerment and liberation from societal expectations of female beauty. Leydier seeks to challenge the traditional representations of her own body and break free from the singular ideal she felt compelled to conform to throughout her life as a female.
Through 'Infinita,' Leydier reflects on reclaiming and reappropriating body image. She seeks to distance herself from the commodified model of female beauty, which reduces it to a source of profitability and economic gain.
This work is part of a larger project by Elsa Leydier, The Disobediences, that refers to acts of resistance against the status quo. It challenges conventional norms and practices that perpetuate the exploitation of nature and women, and reflects on stereotypical depictions of both. With ecofeminism at the core of this project, it emphasises the need for ecological balance and gender equality. The movement questions the hierarchical structures of society and envisions a world free from oppression and domination. The Disobediences consists of five distinct parts, that collectively weave a network of resistance and hope.