Encaustic on printed panel, 40 x 30cm.
The use of hydrogel + mica as a material is a familiar combination in the cosmetic industry to promote youthful hydration and a healthy shimmer in beauty products. Naturally, it is both temporary and surface deep and designed to disintegrate or require ongoing maintenance. In Model Homes, the house has been replaced by body forms to emphasise fragility, a fragility associated with the temporality of beauty ideals and the effects of time on the body’s shell.
