IDENTITY


Photographic series

11 fine art prints mounted on aluminum composite panels

135 x 90, 54 x 36 cm


2008

 

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Does a portrait necessarily have to show the face in order to tell us something about a person?

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I explore this question in this work, focusing on hair as a component of female identity. I treat hair like faces as carriers of information that bring us closer to people, with portraits oscillating between showing and hiding, protecting and revealing. I am interested in examining and questioning the way we perceive things.


 

When does a portrait become a portrait?