39"x 23"
2014
Colored pencil, vellum, acrylic paint and a hand carved wood frame
Catherine Rahman
Old photos of people with leprosy and other disfiguring skin
conditions inspired this piece. What Are
You? Is about being the outsider. But I also want to celebrate its deformity as
a thing of beauty. This piece is basically a glamor shot. I hand craved eyes
into the frame to symbolize the gaze of the viewer onto the viewed. It is surrounded by skin flakes, which I
created using acrylic paint and vellum.
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