A fragmentary human eye and surrounding facial tissue emerge from layered advertising posters, the irregular silhouette retaining the torn perimeter of the salvaged billboard. Vhils carves directly into the accumulated paper strata, subtracting the printed surface so the portrait is revealed through the residual pigments and typography of commercial imagery.
Year2020MediumBillboardsMaterialsHand-carved advertising postersSeriestear seriesTypeUnique piece