Description

The word personality comes from the Latin persona: the mask. But behind the mask of the fan, who is really hiding?<div> Arthur Gomez is a huge Eminem fan, to the point of having built his relationship to the world around the persona known as Slim Shady.</div><div><br></div><div> The rapper's influence is such that the word "Stan" (from one of his songs) has even made its way into the Oxford Dictionary to describe obsessive fans. But at a time when idols, influencers, and stars are taking up more and more space, when we identify with public figures to the point of merging with them, one question remains: does the mask of the fan serve to hide who we are... or to reveal what we don't dare to be?</div><div><br></div><div> Between humor, confessions, punchlines, and absurd detours, Please Stand Up explores this intimate relationship with idols. It's not just the story of a kid from Grenoble who dreamed of becoming Eminem: it's also the story of a mask we all wear at some point, and what it reveals when we dare to take it off.</div><div><br></div><div> "I guess there's a Slim Shady in all of us, fuck it... let's all Stand-Up."</div><div><br></div>