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@zericiphone Revises French Masterpieces with Everyday Goodies

To see more of Eric’s playful portraits, check out @zericiphone on Instagram.

(This interview was conducted in French.)

“This picture is a statement. It says: I have the right to be French and I am proud of my culture,” Parisian banker Eric Hoube (@zericiphone) explains. He alters photographs of famous French portraits with an unusual layer: everyday objects found in the junk drawer, food pantry or medicine cabinet. “I like to confront these totally unrelated elements,” Eric says. “On one hand, we have artistic masterpieces. And on the other hand, we have objects which are part of our childhood memories, another kind of history.” His odd and playful alterations using Carambar candies, Lego bricks and Michoko caramels help Eric tell his own version of French history.

It’s a cruel, cruel summer
Leaving me here on my own
It’s a cruel,(it’s a cruel) cruel summer
Now you’re gone

Walk on the wild side.

Bathroom circus.
@zericiphoneinthebathroom

Video games.

Mon manège a moi.

Le mambo du decalco.

Bathroom rendez vous.
@zericiphoneinthebathroom

Coma idyllique.

@misterabsurdo amazing art.
Thank you so much.