Jemima Wyman

Jemima Wyman

The Declaration of Resemblance and Fluid Insurgents

29 August–17 October 200929 Aug–17 Oct 2009

Jemima Wyman’s new photo-collages and video were inspired by the improvised radical chic of liberation armies. The ‘irregular military’ routinely distinguish themselves through their distinctive patterned/camouflaged outfits made in off-the-rack fabrics (like plaids), which simultaneously operate both as corporate uniform and disguise. In her collages, figures disappear into or lurk within patterns that underpin corporate emblems. A skull, for instance, becomes a hive of deadly insurgents, floral yet festering. Meanwhile, her video explores camouflage in conjunction with humorous scenarios, violent actions, sexual titillation, and nauseating sound.

The IMA acknowledges, thanks, and pays our deepest respect to the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people that we work with and the Country we work on. 

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