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Working within the field of behavioural studies, Giorgio Ciam focused on his own body and on his own face. His identity is endlessly investigated and revised. Putting himself in front of the camera lens, Ciam staged events, performances without spectators, in which he imagined his relationship with his audience through the photographic work itself. By making use of both photomontage and collage techniques, Ciam could transform himself and become “another”. He would create stratified depictions by cutting out, overlaying, and collaging numerous photographic fragments from his performances in order to re-see and revise himself. He would also blur his features in long-exposure camera shots, erasing himself completely, or project images onto himself of his own works, or those of others.