Destruyendo Metáforas #2 presents metaphor destruction photography—"destroying metaphors" suggesting Bon deconstructs inherited fantasy narratives rather than simply reproducing them, creating character that subverts traditional tale expectations within meticulously constructed imaginative world. This color work portrays subject as personal doll embodying deconstructed fantasy: perhaps fairy tale gone wrong, mythological figure refusing prescribed role, or fantastical character breaking from narrative constraints. The photography fuses surrealism (expected metaphor destroyed), expressionism (subversive intensity), hyperrealism (precise detail of deconstructed elements), representing how Bon uses subjects as vessels for challenging rather than merely embodying dreams from past. Destruyendo Metáforas demonstrates androgynous spiritual creation becoming agent of fantasy deconstruction: inherited cultural narratives questioned through photographic scenario, metaphors destroyed revealing new interpretative possibilities. The work invites viewers into dreamscape where fantastical characters resist simplistic readings, destroying metaphors creating space for complex contemporary fantasy expression transcending traditional photography boundaries through critical engagement with inherited tales.
Dreams and fantasies from the past and present are portrayed by Léa Bon’s subjects, which she uses as her own personal dolls.
Metaphor destruction photography deconstructing fantasy narratives—subject challenging inherited tale expectations. Destruyendo Metáforas #2 from Dreams and Fantasies by Léa Bon. Available at The Art Design Project, Miami Beach.
Fantasy Deconstruction Photography – Destruyendo Metáforas #2, 2014 by Bon
Destruyendo Metáforas #2, 2014
From the Series Dreams and Fantasies
Archival pigment print
Dimensions: 17.71 H x 11.81 W in.
Edition 2/6 + 1AP
Unframed
Léa Bon is an androgynous fashion and art photographer, with a unique, personal and spiritual body of work. Dreams and fantasies from the past and present are portrayed by Léa Bon’s subjects, which she uses as her own personal dolls. At a young age, Léa Bon found in photography the means by which she could construct her own small worlds using her imagination. Her work breaks with the stereotypes of traditional photography and goes beyond the human eye; it is a fusion between art, fashion, and humanity, evoking surrealism, expressionism, and hyperrealism. She has done multiple exhibitions about her life, among them “First Cycle-Innocent Vision”, composed of 25 works of art that portray her personal journey. Her photographs have been published in numerous fashion and art magazines around the world.
