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Brazilian artist Melissa Meier is internationally recognized for her evocative 3-dimensional installations, found-object sculptures, collages and photography.

Laced / Skins / Masks showcases three bodies of the artist’s work, together for the first time.

Laced:

Meier has chosen vintage doily patterns and has superimposed them on the faces of female subjects. The shapes of the faces, expressions, and attitudes of the women dictate the choice of doily. Doily patterns are the ultimate symbol of elegance, femininity and propriety, yet one wonders if they also represent the repression of women.

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