HRH SE15
A composite image printed on either fuji crystal archive matte or Hahnemühle Photo Rag fine art paper, “HRH SE15” depicts Queen Elizabeth II and is composed of vernacular photography and stock photos from London’s less affluent areas. Responding to an ever-growing sense of nationalism and expanding gentrification, the work highlights the economic and social inequalities that still represent the lived reality for the majority of UK residents. The Union Jack serves as the backdrop to Her Highness who has been reimagined as the queen of urban deprivation presiding over her realm of discontent, as the gentry flourish and power prevails. Proving that not all is ever as it seems, when viewed up close the artwork reveals an interconnected web of disrepair and struggle reflecting the communal plight of discrimination and inequity. The visual transparency of these national symbols serve as a reminder that power is often merely an illusion, a shifting shadow on a nation.
A composite image printed on either fuji crystal archive matte or Hahnemühle Photo Rag fine art paper, “HRH SE15” depicts Queen Elizabeth II and is composed of vernacular photography and stock photos from London’s less affluent areas. Responding to an ever-growing sense of nationalism and expanding gentrification, the work highlights the economic and social inequalities that still represent the lived reality for the majority of UK residents. The Union Jack serves as the backdrop to Her Highness who has been reimagined as the queen of urban deprivation presiding over her realm of discontent, as the gentry flourish and power prevails. Proving that not all is ever as it seems, when viewed up close the artwork reveals an interconnected web of disrepair and struggle reflecting the communal plight of discrimination and inequity. The visual transparency of these national symbols serve as a reminder that power is often merely an illusion, a shifting shadow on a nation.
A composite image printed on either fuji crystal archive matte or Hahnemühle Photo Rag fine art paper, “HRH SE15” depicts Queen Elizabeth II and is composed of vernacular photography and stock photos from London’s less affluent areas. Responding to an ever-growing sense of nationalism and expanding gentrification, the work highlights the economic and social inequalities that still represent the lived reality for the majority of UK residents. The Union Jack serves as the backdrop to Her Highness who has been reimagined as the queen of urban deprivation presiding over her realm of discontent, as the gentry flourish and power prevails. Proving that not all is ever as it seems, when viewed up close the artwork reveals an interconnected web of disrepair and struggle reflecting the communal plight of discrimination and inequity. The visual transparency of these national symbols serve as a reminder that power is often merely an illusion, a shifting shadow on a nation.
HRH SE15 - lightbox (excuse the shaky hand)
