The exhibition presents a series of premises pertaining to contemporary cosmetic procedures, both real and imaginary. The work developed as part of this exhibition is largely ephemeral, challenging the permanence of a surgical presence on the skin: a false constructed memory that belies the natural journey skin experiences through time and environment. Are cosmetic processes a temporary mask to disguise underlying beauty? Is the intervention of surgery simply a surface refurbishment, disengaged from the concept of a damaged body? Does a body with flaws and history speak more truth than a manufactured body?

Also at Craft Victoria
Gallery 2: Stephen Banham, Orbit Oblique
Gallery 3: Jessica Morrison, Beast

enCOUNTER 24/7 window space:
14 April to 4 May BRIDGET BODENHAM new ceramic utensils, implements and tableware
5 May to 25 May SOPHIA EMMETT glass works


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