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Always attentive to the incredible talent of the younger generation of Chinese artists, the LOFT Gallery in Paris has chosen to showcase the new works of artist Chen Man starting in March 2010. This young photographer, a true icon in the fashion world—not only in China but around the globe—now offers us a richer, more complex perspective on the world, one that breaks away from the clichés of the fashion industry. Through her unique aesthetic, she now explores contemporary themes that allow her to decipher our societies from within. After reinventing the female body—from the most minimalist lines (in the “Back” series) to the most kitsch (such as the “Mickeys” in the “Book” series)— she now uses it as a medium for reflection on pollution, which imposes itself on us a little more each day—both physically and spiritually—until it invades our flesh and souls, transforming the 21st-century woman into a hybrid and unsettling creature.