Sixteen Archival Pigment Prints, Each17" x 17".
At left, Infestation (Goatee). Roll over image for detail.
Infestation reflects my growing interest in the juxtaposition of entropy and design. In the series based on a Victorian typology of facial hairstyles, hair is replaced by a swarm of flies that seem to subtly vibrate in an abject mass. The shapes, ranging from the familiar “Boxed Beard” to the absurd “Houlihee,” are playful illustrations of the sculpting of body hair, and the taming of unfettered growth. Juxtaposed against this careful manicuring, the potential for disorder and deterioration is suggested by the flies that hover around the periphery of the shapes.
