I schlepped my way crosstown yesterday to check out
Sean Fader's new exhibit in which he digitally manipulates photographs of people so that it appears as if he's zipped himself into their bodies. I know it sounds weird so:
He essentially shoots nude portraits of people in their natural settings and superimposes his head and a bit of his chest onto their bodies along with a metal zipper so that it looks as if he's wearing their skin like a suit.
His facial and chest hair along with his play on proportion make for work that is striking and uniquely his own but I couldn't help but to wonder exactly what function or purpose his work serves. Perhaps I'm entirely too reliant upon formal analysis in my understanding of artwork but as I stood there staring at his prints (while consuming the complimentary absinthe and cupcakes), I couldn't help but to wonder exactly what he was trying to say.
At least the drinks were good. Here's a link to a
video in which he explains his process.