Skin Deep
2023
Used VHS cassette tapes and paint on wood
114cm x 114cm
The artwork features vintage romantic titles, including: Titanic, Four Weddings and a Funeral, Notting Hill, Grease, Sleepless in Seattle, It’s a Wonderful Life, The Bodyguard, Breakfast at Tiffanys, Forrest Gump, When Harry Met Sally, Life is Beautiful, Sliding Doors, Dirty Dancing, Ghost, Sense and Sensibility, Pretty Woman and more.
Made from VHS tapes contributed by members of the public. As a social art project, the process is open to everyone. Find out how to recycle and include your obsolete materials in future artworks by getting in touch.
‘Mask 1’ (left) and ‘Skin Deep’ (right) in Skin Deep solo show at Robert Fontaine Gallery. Photo by Michael R Lopez
‘Skin Deep’ (centre) in Skin Deep solo show at Robert Fontaine Gallery. Photo by Michael R Lopez