Can something be described as beautiful if no one ever sees it?
In November of 2014, Oliver began the first of a series of performances during which he dipped his own fully painted portraits into vats of enamel paints. It is a process that permanently hides parts of the portrait’s features.
Oliver Jeffers
“I painted the portraits alone in my studio and kept each veiled. Prior to dipping. I never photographed any of the paintings. Therefore, the people present at the time of the performance were the only witnesses to the pre-dipped works. Their testimonies are the sole archives of each portrait’s unobstructed state.”
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