Signifying the Self is an online exhibition curated by PARADICE PALASE member Chloe Hyman, featuring works by members Adina Andrus, Lauren Carly Shaw, Maria Yolanda Liebana, and Madeleine Rhondeau-Rhodes.
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Curated by PP member Chloe Hyman, Signifying the Self unites the work of four artists to explore the interactive nature of self-identification. Hyman locates in each artist’s work a dynamic relationship between societal and individual representations of selfhood. We do not exist in a vacuum of our own minds; nor are we entirely devoid of agency. To exist is to constantly absorb external forces— powerful visual signs found in media, throughout history— and to alchemize these inputs. The goal of this alchemy is not harmony, but comprehension. The works in this show demonstrate how four artists navigate the web of visual signs bombarding their field of vision— from celebrity figures to spiritual icons and cave paintings, death masks to fashion magazines— and experience their own understanding of selfhood in the context of this potent, symbolic imagery. Their path through produces powerful results.
