In 1988, French photographer Frédéric Fontenoy composed “Metamorphosis,” a series of self-portraits that abstract the body within wild landscapes. Using the analog process with a panoramic camera, he moved (or, as he describes, “danced”) for 2-3 seconds before the lens, transforming his figure into overlapping traces of itself. By dissolving the human figure into a fluid, pre-human form, Fontenoy’s images unsettle reality and the perceived distinctions between nature and humanity.

Images © Frédéric Fontenoy