Pretty Uglies (series 1)

This project explores the deconstruction and reconstruction of the human body through collage, drawing primarily on imagery sourced from physical media such as magazines. Using the process of photomontage, the work reimagines collage. Fragments of bodies originally presented as desirable are cut, displaced, and recombined into grotesque, hybrid figures.

Through this transformation, the  work interrogates beauty standards, consumer imagery, and the manipulation of the human form within visual culture. Ultimately, the project positions collage as both a disruptive and reflective practice, one that reveals the tensions between desire, identity, and representation.

Collage of human facial features and limbs assembled in an abstract composition.
Collage of various human body parts including lips, tongue, hand, ear, and nose with lips and tongue replaced by large lips and tongue, on a plain white background.
A collage of human eyes, mouth, nose, and hand arranged into a face, with a white background.
Collage of disjointed human body parts, including a hand, forearm, leg, foot, an eye, a nose, a mouth, and a face, arranged randomly against a white background.
Collage of a woman's face with a large eye, a nose, and lips, combined with images of a hand, a leg, and other facial features, creating a surreal, artistic composition.
Collage of a woman's face, eye, and torso combined with human legs and arms, creating a surreal, abstract figure.
Collage of a woman with body parts replaced by cutouts of eyes, lips, and one arm, creating a surreal human figure.
Collage of human body parts with faces, lips, and a hand making a peace sign on a white background.
A surreal collage combining human facial features with various body parts and eyes, creating a fragmented and abstract human figure.
Collage of a human body with a distorted face with lips and teeth, an arm, and a leg, all cut from different images and assembled in a surreal composition.
A collage of various human body parts including an eye, a nose, a finger, a hand, and parts of legs.