“Far from the clichés and platitudes, I wanted to show us, as we are when we are born,” photographer Christian Berthelot explains in his artist statement. Far from the pristine images of rosy-cheeked babies we’re often used to digesting, Berthelot’s raw photographs capture babies as almost alien creatures — naked, screaming and drenched in bodily juices.
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“Cesar” will be on view at the Circulation(s) festival in Paris, running until March 5, 2015. See a selection of Berthelot’s young models below, each image accompanied by the child’s name, date of birth, time in the world, and weight. Let us know your thoughts in the comments.
