Dimensions: image: 883 x 657 mm
Copyright: © Joe Tilson. All Rights Reserved, DACS 2014; From an original photograph by Barry Lategan | CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0 DEED, Photo: Tate
Editor: This is Joe Tilson's "Transparency Clip-o-Matic Lips," from an unknown date. It’s quite striking, especially the juxtaposition of those very red lips with the glitter between the teeth. What symbolic readings do you find in this piece? Curator: The lips immediately bring to mind ideas of desire, communication, and even the performative. The addition of glitter complicates this, hinting at artifice. What does it mean to you? Editor: I see a commentary on image culture and perhaps the manufactured nature of beauty. Curator: Precisely. The film strip motif and the word "transparency" suggest layers of representation, and the way images mediate our understanding of reality. I wonder, is it a celebration or critique of these hyperreal representations? Editor: It’s interesting to consider the blend of attraction and artificiality. Thanks! Curator: My pleasure, a lot to unpack, isn't it?
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