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A person wearing a dark blue suit and a head wrap of white and black fabric sits atop a makeshift structure. The structure is made of stacked wooden chairs covered in beige and white blankets to resemble a camel.

Clever-clever and weird out of it's mind - the genius that is photo duo Gneborg

Words
Bryony Quinn
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Date
19 June 2012

I’m not sure where to start. These might just be the most satisfying sets of images that I’ve had the pleasure of being out-witted by. Photo-duo Geoffrey Cottenceau and Romain Rousset (collectively Gneborg) use no trickery to make these clever-clever and strange (brilliantly so) one-liner photos that betray something close to genius. There is real theatre and sculptural brio to the work that has convinced me that theirs is surely the funnest job ever. Why make a den out of studio furniture when you can make a damn fine camel?

A person sits atop a large, rounded blue fabric structure against a plain white background. They wear a dark polo shirt and jeans, with strips of beige tape across their eyes and arm.
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Gneborg: Geoffrey Cottenceau and Romain Rousset

A person reclines on a white bed, leaning against a pillow. They wear a purple top and a voluminous teal fabric draped over their torso, paired with a brown polka-dot skirt.
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Gneborg: Geoffrey Cottenceau and Romain Rousset

A person in a green jumper and blue jeans stands in a kitchen, their head and shoulders obscured by a black void. They stand with their hands in their pockets, facing a tiled wall.
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Gneborg: Geoffrey Cottenceau and Romain Rousset

A person stands on a wooden platform, wearing a grey T-shirt and black trousers. A large, bright red piece of fabric flows horizontally from their head, billowing out like a flag.
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Gneborg: Geoffrey Cottenceau and Romain Rousset

A sculpture of a bed constructed from cardboard, metal chairs and a mattress. A heavy brown cloth and a grey quilted blanket are draped over the top.
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Gneborg: Geoffrey Cottenceau and Romain Rousset

Two people stand side by side against a plain white background. They are linked by a single, oversized orange sleeve that wraps around both of their arms.
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Gneborg: Geoffrey Cottenceau and Romain Rousset

A person wears a black suit and white shirt, but the top half of the outfit is stretched upwards, leaving a void where the head and shoulders should be. They stand against a plain grey background.
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Gneborg: Geoffrey Cottenceau and Romain Rousset

A person stands against a plain white background wearing a pale yellow jacket over a white T-shirt and dark trousers. Another person stands directly behind them, with only half of their face visible.
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Gneborg: Geoffrey Cottenceau and Romain Rousset

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Bryony Quinn

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Bryony was It’s Nice That’s first ever intern and worked her way up to assistant online editor before moving on to pursue other interests in the summer of 2012.

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