‘Simulacra’ navigates the blurred lines between image and illusion through the lens of French cultural theorist Jean Baudrillard’s 1981 Simulacra and Simulation writings. At its centre is Kate Moss - supermodel and cultural phenomenon who appears not just as the subject but also as the vessel for exploring representation, desire and authenticity in a society oversaturated with the image. The body of work consists of a digitally reproduced monotype on a neon pink mesh fabric. Monotype; an inherently paradoxical form of printmaking that resists easy replication. Each image is singular yet born of a process designed for reproduction, making it the ideal metaphor for the themes of simulacra.
Simulacra, 24th July - 4th August
Lucy Apfel
Oddány Gallery