I.O.U
A photographic collage based on herself. (What does she owe?)
Uses masking techniques of make-up to cover the eyes.
All four faces stem from one neck, which could symbolize that individuals have many different faces/emotions/personalities etc.
The image is broken up and placed back together, and is described as shattered and splinted-
"The image, making the viewer painfully aware that it is constructed in and through ideology."
Around the four heads reads
"sous ce masque un autre masque. Je n'en finirai pas de soulever tous ces visages"
(Beneath this mask, another mask. I will not stop removing all these faces.)
I found this piece in a book named Self Image by Amelia Jones.
"The photographic image, which seems to promise but ultimately evacuates the 'presence' promised (by postmodern ritual images)."
This sentence made me think about photography and how human figures are seen.
Does the photograph take away all living qualities of the figure?
If so then surely what we see are people that have passed away?
Is photograhy a weapon?- We say "shoot" when video recording, but what would happen if people actually died?
Removing all personality. Taking away inhibitions.
What would happen if you paint/change a persons appearance and then take a photo? Do they become that inigma?
If so the photographer becomes in charge, the creator.
Tearing through material to see the person underneath/wiping paint off of the body.
Contrasting imagery as the person would still seem living even after the 'presence' has been removed.
