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MAD-donna examines the condition of identity under extreme visibility. The work frames fame as a process in which the self is externalized, amplified, and redistributed through systems of representation.
As visibility increases, identity becomes progressively detached from the individual. The public image—replicated, consumed, and interpreted—develops its own autonomy, no longer fully aligned with the private self. What emerges is a split condition: the individual exists simultaneously as subject and as constructed surface.
The work positions this dynamic as structural rather than exceptional. In a media-saturated environment, identity is shaped through continuous exposure and performance, where recognition is tied to visibility and coherence is maintained through repetition.
MAD-donna isolates the tension between presence and projection, suggesting that the pursuit of visibility produces not a unified identity, but a fragmented one distributed across systems of observation and interpretation.
DETAILS AND DIMENSIONS
This is a collage incorporating a photopolymer intaglio-aquatint etching and pastel and is hand pulled in a limited edition of 1 copy on 300 gram Hahnemuller etching paper. Plate size: 21 cm x 29.7 cm (8.3 X 11.7 inches) paper size: ~40 cm x 50 cm (~12 X 16 inches). Each print is numbered and signed and sold without a frame.
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Publication Date: September 4, 2025
Print Size: 21 x 29,7cm
Paper Size: 30 x 40cm
Composition No.: 50
MAD-donna examines the condition of identity under extreme visibility. The work frames fame as a process in which the self is externalized, amplified, and redistributed through systems of representation.
As visibility increases, identity becomes progressively detached from the individual. The public image—replicated, consumed, and interpreted—develops its own autonomy, no longer fully aligned with the private self. What emerges is a split condition: the individual exists simultaneously as subject and as constructed surface.
The work positions this dynamic as structural rather than exceptional. In a media-saturated environment, identity is shaped through continuous exposure and performance, where recognition is tied to visibility and coherence is maintained through repetition.
MAD-donna isolates the tension between presence and projection, suggesting that the pursuit of visibility produces not a unified identity, but a fragmented one distributed across systems of observation and interpretation.
DETAILS AND DIMENSIONS
This is a collage incorporating a photopolymer intaglio-aquatint etching and pastel and is hand pulled in a limited edition of 1 copy on 300 gram Hahnemuller etching paper. Plate size: 21 cm x 29.7 cm (8.3 X 11.7 inches) paper size: ~40 cm x 50 cm (~12 X 16 inches). Each print is numbered and signed and sold without a frame.
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Publication Date: September 4, 2025
Print Size: 21 x 29,7cm
Paper Size: 30 x 40cm
Composition No.: 50