VHS Tape Artworks

Nick Gentry's VHS artworks expose a mosaic of obsolete media beneath the surface of portraiture. They prompt reflection on identity, truth, deep fakes, and algorithmic video feeds, echoing Neil Postman's "amusing ourselves to death." The works also examine the performative nature of politics, where staged personas and manipulated narratives blur reality and spectacle.

'Archived Star'

'Archived Star'

'Candidate A'

'Candidate A'

'Lost Idol'

'Lost Idol'

'The Fool'

'The Fool'

'Fallen Figure'

'Fallen Figure'

'Skin Deep'

'Skin Deep'

'Icon 2'

'Icon 2'

'VCR Superstar'

'VCR Superstar'

'1984'

'1984'

'Lost Action Hero'

'Lost Action Hero'

'Protagonist 1'

'Protagonist 1'

'Actor 1'

'Actor 1'

'Viewing Figures'

'Viewing Figures'

'Matrix'

'Matrix'

Analogue Montage Number 1

Analogue Montage Number 1

'ID Construct 1'

'ID Construct 1'

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Ghost.jpg
Mask-1.jpg
Recorder.jpg
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Genie.jpg
Wonder.jpg
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