Pin-Up

Yann and Berthet follow Dottie through American settings shaped by war, celebrity and crime. The series begins in the Second World War, where a fictional pin-up character created to boost troop morale becomes part of a wider culture of images and desire.

The series’ unusual device lets it compare the woman behind an image with the uses others make of that image. Historical episodes and noir plots give the satire a changing backdrop.

Historical adventure, espionage and romantic noir overlap. The work draws on mid-century iconography while letting its heroine move beyond a single role.

Berthet’s clean line and poised figures echo advertising and classic cinema. That polished surface becomes especially effective when the plot turns uneasy or dangerous.