Les blanches exotiques

Here we see an exotic white man, dressed in the ritual costume of a high-caste “business” practitioner. The unsettling ensemble, with its repetitious patterns and anaemic lack of colour, symbolises the ritual erasure of identity that a young business practitioner (or “yes man”) must undergo in order to be accepted by the elders of his caste. In exchange for his elevation in society, the “yes man” must disavow profane connections to family and friends, and commit himself to a nomadic lifestyle dictated by the whims of the economic landscape and unpredictable financial seasons. His quest is also a spiritual one, to conquer and move beyond earthly morality, ultimately seeking to commune purely with the holy essence which is said to transcend all barriers and “make the world go around”.