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Self as Subject and Simulacra

Simulacrum n., pl. - cra [see simulate] 1. an image or likeness.

Often these photographs are highly theatrical and include the self as one of many elements, which address a larger context. The artist often is portrayed as a doppelgänger (mirror image), implying that there is a replication of the self. This exploitation of one's self can serve as a doorway to greater understanding. The application of added identities is a vehicle that leads to unmasking the complexities of life within an unfolding photographic drama.
—Siegfried Halus

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