EE.UU: ROMINA GONZALES – PARDON OUR APPEARANCE
Curated by Edison Zapata Romina Gonzales presents what seems to be a whimsical ‘selfyesque’ portrayal of identity as a fantastical notion polarised by a self-loathing grotesque gazing of herself ‘made up’ to keep appearances in a world of shallow plastic attitudes and expectations. The film she has prepared is an aggressive, overly frontal exaggerated projection of appearances, that scrutinises the “self”, the everyday, the “selfie”. The word “Selfie” has been absorbed linguistically now, and is a recognised narcissistic condition that is accepted as the norm in this age of camera laden phones and pocket devices. Within this perspective Gonzales questions and…
