""A Family in Disguise starts with a situation where the transparent people, who just want to hide, have no choice but to greet their guests. The figures try to look ordinary, like any other happy family. They decorate, wear gorgeous clothes and stand side by side to greet the guests. At first glance, it seems like a lovely family but you cannot avoid feeling the somber atmosphere.""
"By its very nature, the concept of invisibility opens up a host of contradictions. Someone who is invisible remains unseen by others, the body itself a barrier keeping others at bay. Invisibility also invites varying degrees of freedom and power to the individual, for what wouldn't you do if anonymity was guaranteed? Yet the pros are also the cons. Those rendered undetectable are left to exist alone, without companionship or solace, without friend or foe."
A Family in Disguise uses a household microcosm to represent society and examine the many ways people hide. Transparent figures who seek concealment are forced to perform hospitality, dressing and posing as a conventional happy family while emitting a somber, insincere atmosphere. The staged interactions expose lack of sincerity, truthfulness, and communication, generating conflict within the gathering. The notion of invisibility generates contradictions: it grants anonymity, potential power, and freedom while simultaneously producing isolation, absence of companionship, and solitude. The tension frames invisibility as simultaneously liberating and imprisoning, prompting the question of whether it is a blessing or a curse.
Read at Hi-Fructose Magazine - The New Contemporary Art Magazine
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