Genetic Portraits: the portraits that support members of the same family showing surprising (and unexpected) similarities

The series began in 2008 and since then Collettes continues to collect double portraits, supporting faces of consanguineans and highlighting the continuity of the shapes, the color of the eyes, the mouths or even the expressions. In some cases the similarity is so strong that it suggests a single person; Other times it almost seems to observe the same person photographed many years, as can happen between grandmothers and grandchildren.

To get to the final result, Colette combines traditional recovery techniques with digital post-production methods. The goal? Make people reflect on individuality and similarities within families -exploring the limits of visual identity.

Let’s start with an emblematic portrait: the same photographer, 45 years old, approached to his father, Denis, 77 years old. A visual encounter that immediately highlights the power of the project.

Here, however, we are faced with Ulric’s double portrait, the 45 -year -old photographer, approached his son Nathan, 22 years old.

In this shot, Ulric is flanked by his daughter Ismaëlle, 23 years old.

Here instead we see the Amélie sisters, 42 years old, and Catherine, 35 years old. They seem identical.

In this double portrait of 2017, Renaud, 17, is joined by his mother Madineg, 41 years old, highlighting the surprising family affinities.

This photograph portrays the Maxim sisters, 16 years old, and Juliette, 13 years old.

And here are the Dany brothers, 31 years old, and Éric, 39 years old.

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