Let’s dive into the universe of this unique woman…
Josiane Pichet, a sixty-year-old French woman, is the latest sensation on TikTok. Her video of the “Forest Dance,” a singular choreography inspired by nature, is causing a stir on the Chinese platform, racking up millions of views and sparking a wave of hilarious memes. Let’s delve into the world of this singular woman, on the border between reality and imagination, to try to unravel the truth from the fiction.
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What is the forest dance?
Indeed, far from the usual codes and trends of TikTok, Josiane Pichet stands out for her authenticity and originality. In her videos, she gracefully moves among the trees, her fluid and harmonious movements imitating the ripples of branches and the whisper of leaves, which she believes are meant to help practitioners of this dance spiritually elevate and rid themselves of negative energies. Her “Forest Dance,” imbued with poetry and spirituality that she allegedly discovered after a burnout, is a blend of three of her passions: dance, the forest, and solitude. This dance has touched the hearts of internet users, weary of artificial and standardized content. The video quickly went viral, garnering millions of views and eliciting various reactions: admiration for Josiane’s beauty and creativity, but also mockery and humorous parodies.
The Forest Dance: a viral and parodied phenomenon
Josiane Pichet‘s video has given rise to a veritable viral phenomenon. Millions of users have replicated the dance, interpreting it with their own style and adding their personal touch. The choreography has also been parodied in hilarious memes, often accompanied by humorous or ironic captions. This transformation into memes, however, reflects internet users’ enthusiasm for Josiane Pichet‘s video, as well as their ability to appropriate and reinterpret viral content in creative and humorous ways.
Troll or misunderstood artist?
The legitimate question arises: is she just another TikToker seeking to generate buzz, or is she truly an artist? The answer is difficult to ascertain with certainty, but what is certain is that she is generating buzz. Nevertheless, her account X (formerly Twitter) holds a wealth of information. The first being that the account was created in May 2024. Furthermore, her funny and whimsical tweets support the theory of supporters of the buzz-seeking woman theory. We’ll let you discover some of them and judge for yourselves:
Deepfake of the Year?
Indeed, after the buzz around Josiane Pichet, it turned out to be a deepfake, which, it must be said, worked very well. The very first video, published on April 17, 2023, was created by Julien Kehl, a social worker. He acknowledges the parodic nature of his work and explains that the voiceover was generated by artificial intelligence (AI) using the voice of Christine Boutin (a former French MP). However, Julien Kehl insists that he is not the creator of the now-cult TikTok account.
Additionally, the woman dancing in the videos is actually Ivana Jungova, a Czech woman who learned through a Francophone association that she had become famous in France. “I take these re-shares and modifications with humor,” she told the HuffPost. “It brings some French people to my profile and allows them to discover who I am and my personality.”
